Jayden's POV
The moment I snapped out of my subconsciousness and realized Kelani was gone, something inside me broke.
I knew he could be evil but I never realized how far he could go. Pushing off the woman sitting on top of me, I ran out only to realize that.
Her scent had vanished from the castle halls like smoke on a winter wind. One moment, I felt her heartbeat, distant, faint, but present.
The next, there was only silence. No pulse. No essence. Just the gaping void where her presence used to linger.
I didn’t wait for counsel, didn’t bark orders to my guards. I know I had to take off this myself.
My wolf lunged forward before logic could weigh in. I shifted in midstride, the bones cracking as I hit the ground running, fur brushing snow and gravel as I bolted into the darkened wo
