Gideon’s POV
I was in my office doing paperwork but I felt like everything was quiet, too quiet. It felt like something bad was about to happen.
Even though the silence had become a constant companion making me feel very peaceful these past weeks, it clung to me like a shadow, whispering memories that I tried my best to forget.
The papers were scattered across my desk. Those papers were reports from border patrols, letters from allied packs, a few signed decrees even though I had a lot of work to do my mind was not able to focus on it. My mind kept wondering towards the person who never left my heart.
To her. Claire.
Every time I close my eyes to rest, I see her face in my mind—her stubborn courage,the way her laughter used to echo faintly through the hallway, her calm gaze. She was t
