Jace – POV
When I got back to the cabin, I found Shelley sitting beside the bed, gently dabbing a wet cloth across my mate’s forehead.
"Alpha," she said softly, "Olive's been having nightmares since you left. I’ve been trying to soothe her."
My heart clenched. Olive looked pale and clammy, her body trembling slightly under the covers. She whimpered like a wounded pup, tears slipping silently down her cheeks. Something inside me twisted. this wasn’t just pain. It was fear.
"Thank you, Shelley. I’ll take care of her now,” I said quietly. “And… please don’t speak of this to anyone."
She nodded and left without a word.
I slipped under the covers beside Olive, and almost immediately, her breathing eased. Her trembling stopped. She curled into me like it was the most natural thing in the w
