Chapter 121

Kane's POV

I take Adare up to the apartment with me. By the time I’m done changing him, he’s asleep and doesn’t wake up when I lie him down. For a pup that gave his mother such a hard time while she carried him, he’s a very chilled little guy. I stand in the bedroom, looking at him for a long time. It’s difficult to believe that one day he’ll carry the weight of the entire werewolf world on his shoulders. “Maybe it won’t happen,” Dario says. “Maybe we can prevent it.”

“No,” I answer. “It will happen. Once The Goddess sets you upon your path, there’s no going back.”

I lie on the bed, scrolling through my phone, reading emails and messages I haven’t gotten to these last few weeks. I barely notice the time going by, but when I reply to the last email and put my phone away, two hours have passed.

Adare stirs in his cot, getting ready to sound off. “Willow?” I ask trying to mind link with her, but there’s nothing. She’s not blocking me, but she does not answer me. “Adare is waking for a