21. A GONER

~KAEL

Arden poured me a glass of the clear wine he was taking.

"This will help clear your mind. Go ahead and drink! You need it!" Arden exclaimed as he handed me the glass.

I exhaled sharply and shrugged. There was no harm in taking the drink. Perhaps it was going to help numb the storm in my mind. Maybe I would be able to find my wolf and we would be at peace again.

I downed it in one go. I squeezed my face at the strength of the drink and I felt my wolf fighting off the dizziness. Arden cheered. "Now that is what I'm talking about!" he exclaimed before pouring me another one.

I laughed and downed it. I winced at the power again, still not getting used to it. Arden clapped like a teenage cheerleader for me. Eventually, he grabbed my head and connected his forehead with mine.

"No matter what they say, we're in this together. We'll fight the enemy together, conquer the world. Travel the same world and vanquish all our enemies," he promised me.

These were his dreams. This was what he ha