Chapter 12

Kade

The room beneath the packhouse had been built to keep secrets contained.

Thick stone walls blocked most sound and weakened the pack mind-link enough that no one outside could overhear us.

That morning, I was grateful for the privacy. I had barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Abby in the sitting room. Her fingers twisted into my shirt. Her mouth beneath mine. Then Sloane standing in the doorway.

Knox had spent the night pacing.

You should have followed her.

Liam took her home.

You should have followed.

I had wanted to.

Instead, I had returned to dinner and sat beside the woman I had publicly named as my future Luna.

Sloane had barely spoken to me afterward. She maintained a polite smile until Tiernan’s delegation retired for the night, then left without waiting for an explanation.

I would deal with that later.

The rogues came first.

They had to.

Liam sat b