Kieran's POV The night was quieter than I expected it to be. I had hoped that the council would summon me to be questioned, or perhaps advised, about my actions. Was I too rash? I tossed once more in bed, sleep evading my heavy eyelids. But I'm the Alpha, and she is my fated mate. I don't know why she can't sense our mate bond. Are all omegas usually this clueless? How, then, could they find their mates? Did they have their own ways of knowing? I sucked my teeth in frustration and exhaled deeply. There had to be some way. I can already feel the tension radiating from all corners of this palace, and I know it. I can't play safe anymore. I can't keep hiding what I feel for Lyra; it will tarnish her image before the whole Pack. But at the same time, making my interest in her public wi

