Malric’s Pov
Telling Delilah to get naked and wait for me on the bed, only to never show up, was something I didn’t fully understand myself.
I gave the order because I wanted control… yet I stayed away because I feared losing it.
Maybe I was furious that she hadn’t told me about Caleb.
Maybe I didn’t want to face the storm that was brewing inside me whenever she was near.
Or maybe… I was trying not to get too attached to her.
I wasn’t sure which it was, but I didn’t sleep last night.
Instead, I spent the entire night walking through the grounds, inspecting every corner of Velmora. The tension in the air was thick — like a string pulled taut, ready to snap. War was coming. I could feel it in my bones.
And yet… Caleb had done nothing.
The so-called Alpha wasn’t even fulfilling his
