Rylan's POV
Foned in the Council, boys all come dere close together. Heads bent. Voices low. And we were debating our fate as everyone else waited in anxious silence.
Kira stood next to me and Kai between us. My body hurt in ways I was no longer conditioned to take. Human pain. The kind that couldn’t be bandaged in hours. Ribs grinding with every breath. It reminded me what I’d lost with every move.
My wolf was gone. Completely. There was a void in the space where it had once rested, as if someone had cut a hole in my chest. Worse than physical injuries.
Kiera's hand found mine. Squeezed. I could feel her in the mate bond. Her strength. Her determination. Her complete refusal to allow me to spiral.
“What do you suppose they’ll decide?” Kai whispered.
"I don't know, son."
"Are they g
