CADEN
Soren came in without knocking, which meant it was something he didn't want to say in a corridor.
He closed the door. Stood in front of the desk where Caden was reviewing intake files he'd already reviewed twice. Soren had that look he got when the news was something he'd been sitting on for a few hours, turning over, deciding how to deliver.
"Just say it," Caden said.
"Zion Vael is coming back."
Caden put the file down.
Soren waited.
"When."
"Tomorrow morning. Drax cleared the reinstatement yesterday. The southern territory dispute got resolved, and his father released him from pack obligations. "A pause. "He's been pushing for reinstatement for two months."
Caden leaned back. Looked at the ceiling. Thought about the King's Pass last spring. The assessment that ran every tw
