- Luca -
Rowan stood by the window like he was waiting for someone to tell him what to do with his hands.
There was a heavy, suffocating silence between us.
“Ivy loves you,” I said, breaking it.
He stiffened but didn’t turn around.
“She always has,” I went on hoarsely. “Even when she was a mess, made stupid decisions, or was so angry she wanted to burn the world down.”
Rowan let out a dry laugh under his breath. “You sound very sure, Alpha.”
“I am,” I said. “And I was never the reason she hesitated.”
That finally made him turn.
His eyes were bloodshot. He just looked completely wrecked and shattered.
“She always ran to you,” he said quietly. “Every time things went wrong.”
I didn’t dodge it. “Because you’re the one she was waiting for. I was just… a safe,
