KAEL
Finally, she slept.
It wasn’t dawn yet. The fire had dulled, its glow low and warm, flickering shadows onto the rough stone walls. Most of the camp was quiet, with only a few muffled murmurs from the guards that kept watch. I couldn’t sleep, but I laid there watching her.
Ravenna.
She was curled up beside the fire, her body finally still. The softness on her face as she slept made her look younger and almost fragile, like someone who had held the world up for too long and was finally letting it go, just for a moment. Her hair fell in waves across her cheek, catching the firelight by the dark halo.
I turned my face away, frustrated.
Why was I still awake?
I was unraveling. My wolf longed for her more than it ever had.
She stirred a little, and I found myself sitting up. My che
