Silas’s POV:
It’s been a month.
A full month since I let her go. Since Sareena rewrote her memories. Since Hayden forgot who I was—what we were.
And since then… everything’s been gray.
I’ve thrown myself into work, into training, into anything that numbs the ache. Pack duties, council reports, rogue sightings—whatever it takes to keep me moving. Functioning. Pretending.
But nothing fills the void she left behind.
And then today happened.
It started like every other day: soulless. Endless meetings, unread emails, issues only I could fix. I barely noticed the hours passing.
Just as I was about to leave for a meeting, I felt her close by.
My body locked up mid-step. That scent—I could never forget it. My head snapped toward the source, heart slamming against my ribs like it recogn
