Kael’s POV
I could not believe we had truly left Silverlake. When Sienna first suggested moving to the countryside, I believed fear had made her desperate. I expected her to reconsider after a few hours of sleep. Instead, she emptied her account, packed her clothes and stood before me with more certainty than I had ever seen in her. She was serious. Before meeting Sienna, I had never considered living in human territory. I survived by keeping my head down, working with my hands and avoiding Alpha politics. My life had been difficult but simple. I did not imagine marriage, children or a permanent home because wanting those things would have given people more ways to hurt me. Then I claimed Sienna, and everything changed. She had been raised for wealth, status and the Luna title. Gideon and
