Chapter 656

Third Person's POV

The Eastern Pack manor had grown quieter since the night Killian had carried Lira-Piper-back from the West. The air within its stone walls was thick with healing herbs, whispered prayers, and the restless pacing of a mate who refused to leave her side.

Day after day, Killian remained near her bed. When she drifted in and out of uneasy sleep, he read softly from old tomes, or tol