Chapter 25
KIERAN
But my wolf's rightness didn't stop the ache in my chest, didn't ease the guilt that had been gnawing at me since Miranda walked away. I'd promised to marry her, to make her my Luna, to build a future together. Those weren't empty promises—they were sacred oaths that I'd meant with every fiber of my being.
At least, I'd thought I meant them.
Now, I wasn't so sure.
*You did mean them,* my wolf insisted. *You still mean them. Don't let Seraphina's reappearance make you doubt what we've built. She had her chance, and she threw it away. This is our life now. Our future. And it's a good future—stable, predictable, built on mutual respect and shared goals.*
"Not love," I said quietly.
*Love is overrated,* my wolf replied dismissively. *Love is what made us vulnerable to
