Chapter 215 Our Moment

• Kade POV
• The weight of the chain around my neck feels solid and grounding. It’s not uncomfortable. If anything, it fits. In that room, surrounded by Nikolai’s men, I didn’t feel out of place. Maybe six months ago, I would have. But now? I’ve been working with them, sitting at Nikolai’s table, handling things in the background when needed. Most of the men in that room, I already knew.
• It wasn’t some dramatic initiation, no life-or-death test. I had already proven myself in ways that mattered. It was more like the final confirmation, an unspoken agreement between me and them. I wasn’t just Rook’s husband now. I was part of this world.