Kaelen
The hum of the engine filled the quiet air as I drove Lucas to the airport. It was still early, the sun barely rising over the horizon, casting a soft orange glow across the sky. Lucas, my Beta, sat beside me in the passenger seat, staring out the window. His presence was reassuring, but I couldn’t help the weight that settled in my chest. I’d be losing him for a while, and even though I trusted him to handle the Darkridge pack, I wasn’t ready to leave Crestwood City. Not yet.
The real reason I was staying behind had little to do with the pack. I couldn’t leave, not until I had done everything in my power to win the joint custody case. Kaida was already well into her pregnancy, past the first trimester, and I knew this was the moment to act. The twins were unborn, but my responsib
