Chapter 52

Cassidy’s POV

I was finally back at The Royal Keep, but my mind hadn’t left that night in the cold room.

Everything about that night clung to me. The suffocating darkness, the echo of our breath in the silence, the way Kaidan’s voice had shifted when he spoke about fighting off his wolf.

It wasn’t just what he said. It was how he said it. Like it wasn’t a battle anymore. Like it was a burden he c