CASSANDRA I saw them through the window of the main hall. Kade had his back against the wall and Sera was standing in front of him, close enough that their bodies were almost touching. She said something and he smiled, the kind I'd seen maybe three times in five years. Then she reached up and fixed his collar like it was the most natural thing in the world, he caught her hand and pulled her closer. I looked away. My chest felt tight in a way that had nothing to do with the weather. I'd known this was happening, I had seen it building up for weeks but knowing and seeing were different things and watching Kade look at her like she was the only person in the compound made something twist in my stomach. "Cassandra." I turned, one of the younger wolves was standing a few feet away looking

