WOLF POV
The sun had long since risen higher in the sky over the clearing where Rio and I had shared our breakfast. I loved this moment with my Kitten.
But now, the serenity of the moment felt far away.
The blanket lay crumpled between us, our shared quiet slipping into a sombre silence. My eyes were distant as Rio sat beside me, her fingers still absently trailing through the smooth surface of the rockbed we sat on, but she knew something had shifted—something had been unlocked.
It wasn’t hard to tell. My eyes had gone hard, distant, as my thoughts took me to a place far away from here.
I didn’t know why she was asking me about Raine, but part of me knew it would come up eventually. As much as I wanted to avoid it, I couldn’t forever.
But I promised Rio that I would always be honest
