Chapter 85. No Trace

Kade’s POV

The sun set over the wall that surrounded the house. People were still out having picnics in the park and walking around town with their friends. Others had called it a night and were sitting in their homes watching tv or having a family dinner. It always amazed me how differently we lived our lives even though they were all connected by thin threads that clutched to the soul of every one of my pack members.

One thing my father always reminded me of as a child was that my decisions weren’t mine alone; anything I did would reflect on my people. They would suffer my consequences just as they would celebrate my success. I stood leaning against the stone wall of the stairs outside our doors and looked at the open gates.

Layla told me how much she loathed when they were closed, how she didn’t like the separation, but I never got a chance to tell her that I closed them to protect her. I didn’t want anyone knowing what she was out of fear of what they