KILLIAN.
I ran after her the moment she walked out of the briefing room.
The second Candice stood up, turned her back on Voss, on the Council, on me, and left without another word, something inside me shattered. I was on my feet before anyone could react.
“Candice!” I shouted, voice echoing down the long corridor as I chased her. “Candice, wait! Please!”
She didn’t stop. She didn’t slow down. She just kept walking, shoulders straight but trembling, like every step was costing her the last pieces of herself she had left.
I ran faster, boots slamming against the floor.
“Candice! We need to talk about this! Don’t do this!”
Warriors turned their heads in shock. Someone called my name. I didn’t care. I burst through the front doors and sprinted across the pack grounds, heart pounding so
