KADE
I watched Thorne's retreating figure disappear into the forest. Even from this distance, I could see the change in him.
Just talking to Sera had done that, given him hope.
My wolf snarled at the thought.
"He looks better than when he came," Sera observed beside me, her voice neutral.
I grunted, she was right. The broken, desperate Alpha who'd arrived was gone. In his place was someone who believed he still had a chance.
"He's going to come back," I said flatly.
"I know."
Thorne turned back one last time, his voice echoed across the distance.
"I'm not giving up, Sera! I'll prove I've changed, I'll prove I'm worthy of you!"
Then he was gone.
Silence fell between us. My hands clenched into fists, my wolf still prowling beneath my skin, agitated by another Alpha's presence on m
