REED'S POV

I looked around at the peering gazes, then turned to look at Lilith. The strength in the way she held herself despite being surrounded by wolves who wanted nothing more than her gone.

The sheer fierceness in her eyes. The compassion that had led her to forgive me even when I didn't deserve it.

The raw power that was still awakening inside her, her unmoving care and love. The fact she had never left my side and when she did, it didn't even feel that way.

All the promises we made ...