Kaelen's POV
Yes.
I wanted her—Lane Conlay.
I'd wanted her since I was 13, from the first moment I saw her on the edge of the Silvermoon Forest.
But...
My throat felt frozen.
I looked into Vaughn's eyes. He wasn't joking. He was studying me. I could see a hint of deep worry hidden there.
The word "yes" burned on my tongue, but I couldn't say it.
A bloodline curse.
I could still feel my father's cold hand on my forehead and hear my mother's prayers to the Moon Goddess through her tears. I felt that suffocating bond wrapped around my wolf spirit. They called it "protection," but it was actually a cage.
The seal they put on me was like an invisible chain. It didn't just block Ignis's ability to sense our fated mate; it took away my right to claim what was mine.
How could a cursed p
