Raelynn's POV

“Hurry up, kids,” I urge, sliding off Roldan's wolf form as quickly as I can and helping them down.

“But why, Mommy?” Ves asks, her curious eyes searching mine.

“Because your dad needs to have a conversation with that man over there,” I explain briskly. “We’re heading home by ourselves.”

I don’t waste time trying to talk Roldan out of locking eyes with Severin—it’s pointless. I recognize the shift in him, the ...