The door to Althea’s room clicked shut behind her, but the argument with Kaden still rang in her ears. She leaned against the wooden frame, inhaling sharply as if she could breathe out the lingering frustration that clung to her. The tension between them had left her raw, her emotions scraped thin and exposed.
Her heart twisted, but she forced herself to push the thought aside. He was furious, yes, but beneath his anger, there was something else: something she couldn’t untangle right now.
Her wolf stirred in the back of her mind, its presence steady but bristling with frustration. “Why do you keep circling the same fight?” it asked, its tone sharper than usual. “Either you trust him, or you don’t. Figure it out.”
Althea frowned, crossing the room and sitting heavily on the edge of her b
