**Caspian's POV**

The week at Silver Moon territory was ending, and I'd learned more about Aria than months of Academy training had revealed. But I'd also been avoiding thinking about what waited for me when I returned home.

"You're quiet tonight," Aria observed as we walked through the pack gardens after dinner.

"Thinking about my own return home."

"Nervous?"

"Terrified. You've already established yourself here, proven your capabilities to your pack. I'm returning as an heir who hasn't ...