Kane’s POV

I have always known when something is wrong. Not because I’m the strongest. I’m not. Not because I’m the loudest. I’ve never been. And not because anyone listens to me first—most of the time, they don’t.

I know because I survive by watching. Right now, everything feels wrong. Killian’s pack moves as if the storm has passed. Laughter returns to the courtyards. Guards loosen their patrols. The healer’s arrest has given everyone something convenient to blame, something ...