Grace POV

When Ethan burst into the clearing, wolf form massive and furious with that Alpha roar tearing through the air, something in my chest loosened. Relief so profound it was almost painful flooded through me.

He came. Despite everything—despite the letter I left, despite the cold war between us, despite all the reasons he should have let me go—he came after me. Because he was worried. Because some part of him still cares.

The joy I feel at seeing him ...