Kaelor’s POV
Silence followed Draven’s words.
Not confusion.
Shock.
Because every wolf in existence knew the old stories.
Even if nobody believed them anymore.
The first bond.
Not a mating bond.
Not a pack bond.
Something older.
Something powerful enough to unite bloodlines that were never meant to coexist.
Or destroy them completely.
Rhydan laughed once.
Cold.
Disbelieving.
“You’re telling me she was split apart because people were scared she’d become some myth?”
Draven’s expression didn’t change. “Not a myth.”
Kaelor felt the shift in the room immediately.
Rhydan heard it too.
Because suddenly his anger wasn’t aimed at the story anymore.
It was aimed at Draven.
“You knew.”
Not accusation.
Realization.
Draven didn’t deny it.
Kaelor stepped in before Rhydan could l
