Kael’s POV
I should have remained silent. I should have found another explanation for the new identities and allowed Sienna to believe it was a requirement for living among humans. But after she confronted me, lying felt wrong. She deserved to know the truth. Now she lay shaking in a hospital bed while the medical staff tried to lower her temperature. I held her hand and blamed myself. Sienna’s skin was hot and damp with sweat. Her breathing remained uneven, and the doctors were worried. This was a human clinic. Even though several staff members were hunters and understood wolf biology, there were limits to what they could do if her condition became serious. I kissed her fingers and forehead.
‘You need to calm down,’ I told her through our link.
Sienna nodded, but fear had moved beyond
