Chapter 84. Fighting in the Party

KAELAN

Later, as the festivities continued, I found Everly standing by a window, her gaze fixed on the moonlit forest beyond.

“They’re right, aren’t they?” she said, her voice barely a whisper. “About the heir. I was looking forward to carrying your pup.”

“It’s not their concern,” I replied, my voice flat.

“But it is yours,” she said, turning to face me. “And mine. We’re mates, Kaelan. We should be planning for the future, building a life together.”

“The future is uncertain,” I said, my gaze hardening. “The rogues…”

“There will always be rogues, Kaelan,” she interrupted. “No matter how hard you try, you cannot wipe them out of existence. But we can’t let fear dictate our lives. We need to live, to love, to build something that binds us forever.”

Her words left a tiny crack in the ice that encased my heart.

Build something that binds us forever.

The prophecy was the beginning of my fear. I was afraid of the stakes. Prosperity or r