Gracie’s POV
The afternoon sun spilled through my bedroom window, but the warmth felt distant, like a memory from someone else’s life. I pressed my forehead against the cool glass, staring out at the familiar forest beyond the pack grounds. The trees swayed gently in the breeze, their leaves whispering secrets I couldn’t hear. Everything outside seemed calm, but inside me, chaos raged.
It had been two days since the wedding. Two days since Kael disappeared without a trace. Two days since I’d heard the rumors,whispers that evidence had been found in Kael’s room, evidence that would point directly at me.
The thought twisted in my gut like a knife.
I sank down on the windowsill, my heart pounding so loud I thought it might burst from my chest. My fingers clenched into fists. I whispered t
