Kael’s POV
“You didn’t say anything about what Tavin said,” Aria murmured beside me.
Her voice was quiet, almost unsure. We were sitting on the small bench just outside the cabin Damian had given us inside his compound. The evening air was cool, and the only sound was the rustling of leaves in the trees surrounding us.
I turned to her. “About what?”
She looked at me like I had forgotten something important. And maybe I had. These past three weeks had been nothing but a blur of nightmares, sleepless nights, and trying to piece Aria back together again. The only thing on my mind had been her, how fragile she’d become since the birth. Since the loss.
“About my child,” she said, her eyes glistening. “Tavin doesn’t think my pup died.”
I blinked. “Tavin said that?” My voice came out sharpe
