What did it mean?
What did it mean if she returned, but as if nothing had happened?
As if nothing had happened. The courtyard, the accusations, the poison words, his son's screams, her eyes through the veil—that slow, silent shake of her head—
As if nothing had happened.
Ha.
He was still over.
Arkai paled.
It was subtle. A draining of color beneath his skin, a tightening around his eyes that most would miss. But those who knew how to read a wolf, those who understood the language of ears and tail and posture, saw it clearly.
His tail tucked between his legs.
His ears slowly wilted, flattening against his skull.
Fear.
The Black Wolf King, Lord Alpha of the northern territories, the man who had walked into a volcano and emerged unscathed, stood in the middle of his own celebration, staring at his approaching Luna, and he was afraid.
He was completely over.
