The Distance Between Them
One week. That was how long it had been since the night everything changed.
One week since the ritual was stopped. One week since Gabriel Walker walked out of the shadows and shattered everything the Council believed.
One week since, Katelyn almost rejected her mate. And in those seven days… nothing felt the same.
Katelyn stood at the edge of the training grounds, arms folded tightly across her chest as she watched the others spar.
The morning air was sharp, cold enough to sting her lungs, but she welcomed it. It kept her awake. Grounded.
Focused. Because if she let her mind wander… It would go straight to him.
“Again!” Jackson’s voice cut through the air as two wolves circled each other in human form. “You hesitate, you lose. Simple.”
Simple. Katelyn almo
