Kane’s POV
The war room was finally silent.
The moon was high, pale light spilling through the war room windows. The table was still littered with maps and scattered notes but the council had gone hours ago, leaving me alone in silence.
It had been another endless day of strategy and talks of border strength. I should have been relieved that it was done but I wasn’t, my body was restless, my wolf was pacing inside me. Rafe hadn’t been calm in days.
She’s hiding something, he growled
I rubbed the back of my neck. I didn’t need him to say it, I already knew.
Something about Ava had changed in the last few days. She carried herself differently, her steps sharper and her eyes steadier. The little flinches and hesitations she used to have were fading. Even her gaze has changed.
And then
