Kieran's POV
For days, sleep had become a luxury. Meetings, negotiations, endless networking events--they were draining me relentlessly.
The jet lag felt like poison in my veins. Even a werewolf's stamina has its limits.
But it wasn't the work that was fraying my nerves.
It was Lilith.
When the butler informed me she was sick and had been taken by Dax, I nearly lost control.
The wolf in my blood howled to get back to her, to protect her, to see her with my own eyes.
I had to compress my schedule, working through the night to wrap up the first phase of deals, pushing myself at a brutal pace to get back.
This intensity would break even a top-tier Alpha.
But I had no choice.
Even if I could only stay a few hours, I needed to see her safe.
I needed to breathe in her scent, feel
