KAIA'S POV Dax chuckled under his breath. “Right… and what about him?” “That’s the thing,” I muttered. “I don’t know. Leander never told me if he felt the bond.” Dax rolled his eyes so hard I thought they might get stuck. “Kaia, seriously? Are you forgetting something important? Leander spent his whole life around humans, not wolves.” I frowned, confused. “What does that have to do with anything?” He let out a long, tired sigh. “You can be so dense sometimes, Kaia, I swear,” he teased. “And here I thought you were supposed to be the smart one.” “Hey!” I shoved his shoulder lightly, half annoyed, half smiling despite myself. “No, seriously, listen,” he continued. “How do you expect him to recognize the bond? The guy barely knows what it means to be a wolf. To him, it would just feel

