His words hung in the night air like a blade against my throat.
Nothing will ever be the same again.
The promise in his voice made my wolf thrash inside me, desperate to know, desperate to belong to the bond, desperate to unravel the secrets he kept. But my pride and fear tangled together, clawing at my chest.
“Then tell me,” I whispered, though my voice trembled. “Tell me what I don’t know about myself.”
Killian’s storm-gray eyes locked on mine, fierce, tormented. His hand lingered on my face, thumb brushing over the mess of battle’s dirt and blood like he wanted to memorize me. For a moment, it felt like he might finally give me the truth.
But then—
“Alpha!” a warrior called, rushing toward us. His body was battered, blood streaking his fur from the shift. “We found tracks. More ro
