"Because I felt you," Vidar replied with a sincerity that echoed through the room.
"Did you feel me?"
"Vallen's father was my father's scribe. When my father passed away and I assumed the throne, I chose Vallen as my scribe." As he spoke, the weight of the choices he made for the kingdom and the intricacies of his relationship with Vallen became clearer.
"We were good friends, but she never hid her feelings for me. I always knew she wouldn't be my queen because my wolf never chose her. However, the elders were pressuring my father, saying that I needed a bride before taking the throne. I had many options, but I did not want to marry a woman who did not love me." His words painted a picture of a past shaped by duty, friendship, and the unrelenting quest to find the one destined to be
