Kael's p.o.v The evening sky casted an orange glow on the mountains. The coldness of the wind caressed our skin but the pyre was kind enough to keep us warm. My eyes fixed on the pyre as the flames danced across the landscape as I stand at the edge of the clearing. The scent of smoke and char filled my nostrils, mingling with the bitter taste of regret that is festering within me. I caught a quick glimpse of Freya as she gaze into the fire, the silence between us a loud message to the result of my own betrayal. I had been her mate, bound to her by the threads of fate and the call of the moon. Yet, I've never revealed my true feelings to her, not because I was scared to, but because she already belonged to Alpha Lucien. I had gone with scar and the others to the market one time and I

