Prince Kaelen’s POV
Am I a coward?
Maybe.
'I don't have the standing to care about her,’ I said inside my mind, as much to Ignis as to myself.
‘She was married. She had a mate. I can't get too close. That would only cause her trouble.’
‘Married my ass,’ Ignis snorted within our bond. ‘She's not even marked. I don't smell another male's pheromones on her at all.’
‘Maybe they had a fight,’ I said after a long pause.
‘But even so, I can't take advantage of that and step in. That would be destroying her family.’
'And besides, Ethan was chosen by Lane's mother herself. I promised her I would—’
The vivid, heavy memory of the Silvermoon Pack's late Luna surfaced in my mind, and I let out a quiet, heavy sigh.
‘In any case, if I show too much concern and she misunderstands, she'll be unh
