Kade couldn’t remember the last time he’d left a conversation with Marla feeling anything other than annoyed, but as he walked out of his house and headed for his bike, hope curled in the cage of his chest like a restless animal.
Annoying. Unsettling. Dangerous.
But hope nonetheless.
He hated that it came from her of all people, but if her idea worked—if taking Ravyn out, away from everything, helped her breathe again—then maybe he could finally stop standing in the shadows of her life, watching her fall apart and pretending he didn’t feel it like it was happening to him too.
He swung a leg over his bike and started the engine, letting the low rumble settle the jitter under his ribs. His wolf pushed forward, pacing, tail up and ears sharp.
We’re going to her. To our mate.
Yeah. He kn
