“And if you let your wolf drive those decisions instead of your head, you give Adrian exactly what he’s waiting for. You hand him the proof.”
The silence stretched.
He was right. I knew he was right before he’d finished the sentence.
That was the particular frustration of Kael. He was almost never wrong about these things, which made him simultaneously the most useful person in my life and the most irritating.
“Shore up your alliances,” he continued. “Make it known – quietly, through the right channels – that any move against her is a move against the full weight of your office. Not just you, the man. You, the Apex.”
He moved toward the door. “And most importantly, don’t give them anything else to point at. No more lost control. No more empty sessions. No more–” He stopped.
“No mor
