Chapter Twenty Five : The Weight of Silence
Kaira’s Pov
The morning light was a harsh reminder of reality. It spilled across the Alpha’s silk sheets, showing the mess we had made. Beside me, the space where Liam had been was already cold.
I found him by the tall windows, fully dressed in a sharp, charcoal suit. The wild, dark lover from the night before was gone, replaced by the Alpha of the Black Ridge Pack. He was strapping on his watch, his movements precise and cold.
"I have to attend the border council," he said, his voice a low vibration that made my skin prickle. He turned, his dark eyes scanning my face, then dropping to my unmarked throat.
For a second, a flash of regret crossed his face. He stepped forward, kissed my forehead with a lingering heat, and then he was gone.
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