Kieran's POV

My heart thumped against my chest as I climbed the stairs to the door.

I had defied my father when I left the pack with Rhea. Worse, I didn't let him know where I was heading to. He must have been so angry, maybe coming here was a bad idea, after all.

I raised my hands to knock at the door when it yanked open, my father's angry face glaring at me.

I choked on my spit and staggered back. How could a man change this much in a few days?

He looked smaller than I remembered, ...