Black’s P.O.V I closed my eyes for a moment, recalling Celine’s brother, Simon—his blood-stained figure, his pleas, his last breaths… Something within me urged me to keep my distance before Celine discovered the truth. What if just one person learned about my past? My connection to the rogues, my former rebellion, and... I tried to calm my dark thoughts, taking a deep breath and shutting down the storm within my mind. I looked at Celine, wondering how I could have fallen for her so quickly. She was so small and fragile, to the point that I feared touching her might break her within my arms. Celine Daimon from the New Storm Pack—what if she knew that everything had been a lie, all planned by me? If she learned that every hardship she’d endured was something I had set into motion, only t

