I'm a total sucker for this sort of thing. I always enjoy that twist where the character is told that it's time to move on, always an emotional gut punch. Much enjoyed.

Thanks.
Can't help but feel the pacing was a bit off, though...

Wolves mate for life. Knowing that he's a detective and his wife died years prior, he has to be 35, at most. Finding love again would be difficult.

And he's not even sure he even wants to try again. Time doesn't mend for some people, it just makes the rift wider. He knows he needs to let go--but it might be a long time before he moves on.

I really likes this! Have had time to sit down and read stories for awhile and I'm happy that it was this one I started with!

Characters and description were nice, the slow burn of thr setting was really well done. Got a nice image to build around and even though the detective wasn't given much dialog, you could still tell the type of person he is by his body language and actions. Amazing job on this!

As for your question about pacing. Yes the reveal was a little rushed in feeling but not at all bad or too far. The only thing I would suggest would be to start having the 2 talk about memories but holes in the stories reveal somethings off.

In the end, this was an amazing piece and can't wait to see what you do next!

Thanks, I try.

And thanks for the tip; I'll know to watch for that next time.

Very somber and emotional, I thought it was well done!

Thank you, though maybe I should be a little lighter sometimes; it's kinda exhausting and takes a reallllllllllly long time.

so sad and so well done...

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