Kaelen Everything felt wrong ever since I returned to Silverclaw Ridge. Every day, every night, I found myself unraveling, consumed by an obsession I thought I could control but couldn’t. It wasn’t just about missing Kaida anymore; it was far worse than that. Late at night, when the pack was quiet and the world outside was still, I would lie in bed, my mind swirling with memories of her—her touch, her voice, the way she’d look at me with that fire in her eyes. I craved her presence, her warmth, like a man lost in a desert craving water. But every time I reached for her in my thoughts, I was pulled back by a different reality—Alara. My wife. My supposed second chance at happiness. Yet, as much as I tried to embrace my new life, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. The bond

