"Because it means she's worried enough about what we're building that she's actively working to destroy it." He smiles.
We ride back to Moonstone in silence.
Not the comfortable silence of two people who understand each other.
The heavy, suffocating silence of two people who have too much to say and no idea where to start.
Kael rides beside me, close enough that I can feel his presence, far enough that the distance between us feels like a chasm. His wolf is injured—I can see him favoring his left side.
There's dried blood on his clothes that I'm trying not to think about.
And he's missing a wolf. They left with six. Came back with five.
"We need to talk," he says through the mind-link.
"Do we?" My response is cold.
"Because three days ago, you didn't seem to think communication
