Alex’s pov:
Jade was beyond shaken at the news of Tyler’s passing… which was absolutely as to be expected. Add to that the Alpha King’s decision to have her train at the palace, and she was a real mess.
Somehow, however, by the time Kade and Sherry returned, she was done sobbing. Instead, she had this resigned look on her face which didn’t sit well with me.
“It will be okay, love,” I told her reassuringly, my voice as sweet and soothing as ever.
“How can you say that?” She retorted, her eyes spitting fire.
“It will be tough on us both for a while, but it will be okay eventually,” I let out, as I brushed the last of her tears away.
I was trying to play it cool myself. I just knew that if I were to show how unsettled I was by this separation period, her stubbornness would make an
