_Kael's POV_
The next few days were hell.
I barely left my room.
The walls felt like they were closing in on me. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her face. Roxanne. Her smile. Her voice. That damned folder. That video.
I kept thinking, how did it come to this?
She had me trapped. She had caged me like some animal.
And the worst part?
There was no one I could tell.
Valric, my wolf, was silent most of the time. But when he did speak, it was always the same.
"We should rip her apart. She’s vile."
"We can’t," I replied. "Not now. We don’t have proof. If we move too soon, she’ll destroy everything."
I spent hours just staring at the ceiling. No appetite. No energy. I was just...empty.
Roxanne hadn’t contacted me since that day at the restaurant. It felt like she was giving me spac
