Nova barely had time to process her own words before the reality of them set in. I chose Kade. I chose Crescent Moon. It should have brought her relief, but instead, the weight of her decision pressed down on her like a storm rolling in, dark and inevitable.
The Silver Ridge pack was not going to accept this. And neither was Dorian.
Kade stepped closer, his presence steadying her. “You okay?” His voice was softer now, low enough that only she could hear.
Nova nodded, but she wasn’t sure if it was true. “No going back now.”
His lips twitched slightly, but there was no humor in it. “You never belonged with them, Nova.”
Maybe that was true. But Silver Ridge had been her home, her family. And now? Now she had turned her back on them.
The tension in the air hadn’t lifted. Even as Dorian a
