KAI
She has made him…
There was a time when Cardan didn’t flinch.
Didn’t pause.
Didn’t blink.
Didn’t hesitate.
He made decisions like blades—cold, clean, final. He was the kind of Alpha who could sentence a man to death with a single word, and not lose a wink of sleep after. That was the Cardan I followed. The one I would’ve died for without hesitation.
And now?
Now he was losing his edge. Slowly, but clearly.
And it all started with her.
Paedyn Nova.
Rogue. Murderer. Assassin.
And now? The most dangerous thing of all: his mate, as he claimed.
I watched him unravel in slow, sickening pieces from the moment he brought her in. At first, it was subtle—more time in the infirmary, fewer commands barked during training. Then it was direct: risking exposure to sneak her out of the co
