Chapter 231

Kane's POV

It takes me a while to process what Willow had said. I know I didn't hide my shock and anger from her well enough, but I hope against all hope that she didn't misunderstand my reaction. I left her alone with Adare because I needed to work through my own feelings, not because I didn’t want to be with her.

I sit at my desk in my private office, resting my head in my hands and staring at the gleaming wooden top. I hear the door open and close and smell Zael’s scent, but don’t bother to look up. Without an invitation, he sits on the chair in front of the desk. “Kane?” he asks.

“Yeah?” I answer, trying to hide my thick voice as best as I can. “What catastrophe needs sorting now?”

“You,” he says.

Wiping my tears away, I look up and grab a tissue from the box that’s always on my desk. Usually meant for she-wolves lamenting about their mates, but I’ve been needing them more and more as of late. “Sorry,” I say and wipe my nose.

“What for? I’m older than Jesus. Do you think in a