Caesar's POV
I watched her walk away through the traffic, her slender figure disappearing into the night. Something inside me twisted painfully. I hadn't meant to make her cry. In fact, bringing Amber along tonight had been a calculated move—I wanted to see if Viya still felt anything for me.
And now I had my answer.
"Alpha... I think... she was crying," Amber's voice echoed beside me, filled with concern.
My chest tightened. The urge to rush after Viya surged through me like wildfire. My hand was already on the door handle when I stopped myself.
What would I even say? After everything that had happened between us, after I had pushed her away so deliberately... what right did I have to comfort her now?
"Alpha Blackwood? Should we go after her?" Amber touched my arm gent
