ALARIC'S POV
VENNAS
Kael collapsed to the ground, his words slurring together into something barely coherent, but it was not his condition that held my attention.
It was the fact that he had returned at all.
“He has been treated badly.”
Leinna’s voice cut through the tension as she looked toward my men, disappointment hardening her features.
“Is this how you welcome one of your own? Tell me then, what separates you from the monsters who showed us no mercy, if this is how you cast aside a fallen member?”
“He is no member of ours.”
Talock’s voice came through clenched teeth as he stared down at Kael with open contempt.
“Well…”
I mused, clapping my hands in the most ecstatic manner, definitely befitting the Beta beneath my feet.
“Why have you returned, Kael?”
My voice dropped, lac
