Damon’s POV
I found Kiran outside.
“You always brood this loud?” I asked, stepping beside him.
He didn’t look at me. “You always sneak up like a ghost?”
I rolled my eyes. The amount of time Kiran and I spent together before this wasn’t much. He was more snarky than I remembered him, but I suppose I would be too if I were in his position.
“I’m the Alpha. Stealth comes with the job description.”
He huffed. “Or maybe you just like pretending you’re subtle.”
I let the silence sit for a beat. “You hear the rumors?”
“Yeah. Hard not to when every tavern within five towns is whispering about the ‘blind wolf warrior’ who fights like she was born in the moonlight.” His jaw clenched. “They’re talking about my sister like she’s a campfire story.”
“They’re not wrong.”
“No,” he agreed. “But th
