Chapter 102: Kade’s POV

The walk back to the cottage was quiet, almost too quiet. The entire camp had retired for the night. The only sounds that could be heard was that of crickets and Roe and Axel’s bickering but my mind wasn’t on them.

It was on Nyra.

On the way here her hand brushed mine once… and she jerked away like she’d been burned.

On how her aura had flickered earlier, soft and blue around the edges.

On the bond tugging at me persistently, not letting me breathe right ...