Gavriel put on his clothes in silence, his expression unreadable. Once he stepped out of the cave, he gave Osman and Melva a brief order.

“Wait here for Althea. Escort her back when she’s ready.”

[Seriously, just go back to her!] Chaos, his inner wolf, grunted in his head, clearly irritated.

Gavriel’s jaw tightened. His damn inner wolf had never been this vocal before. For most of his life, Chaos remained quiet, only surfacing during battles or moments of rage. But ever since he met ...