Kyra's POV "Kyra—" "Let's talk some other time, Nathan. I still need to talk to Luke's siblings." I cut him off as I ran into him while walking toward the morgue. Emily had called to inform me that Luke's siblings had been notified about what happened. I was on my way to meet them, my heart heavy with the burden of facing a family torn apart because of secrets tied to me. "Kyra, I can't let another day pass without you hearing my explanations—" I turned to face him, and he stopped walking. His familiar minty scent intensified. I could feel Sylvia stirring restlessly within me, wanting to be close to Alaric, yet holding back just as I was. "I need time, Nathan. I already have so many problems." He stared at my face with pain visible in his eyes, the Alpha's usual confid

