(Caleb's POV)
Serena would be back within a week.
From the balcony of the Alpha's chambers, I could see the northern forest where she had disappeared.
Elara's dresses now filled the wardrobe behind me. I refused to call the rooms hers, though her perfume had already settled into the curtains.
A lone wolf with broken ribs would soon learn what the wild cost. When she returned, I would forgive the embarrassment she had caused and give her a place in the pack.
She would apologize in private, I decided. I could present her return as proof of my mercy and avoid another scene before the Elders.
The smell of burned herbs rose from the infirmary below.
That morning, Elara had treated a pup's silver-rash. By noon, the rash had spread from his arm to his neck.
I went downstairs and found the
