The moon hung low and pale above the palace gardens, casting silver beams over the trimmed hedges and quiet fountains. Alpha Kaelion stood still at the top of the stone staircase that overlooked the courtyard below. His sharp gaze scanned the stillness, his heart thundering as it always did when she was near.
And there she was.
Jenna.
Alone.
She sat on the edge of the marble fountain, hugging her knees beneath her dress, her back to him. The sight of her so close, yet painfully far clawed something deep inside him.
She hadn’t spoken to him since the Serena incident.
She had every right not to.
Coty went back into hiding the moment she saw him.
He took a step forward.
The gravel crunched beneath his boots as he approached Jenna.
She didn’t turn.
“I know you heard me,” he said gen
