Chapter 74 Grief

• Alpha Kayden – POV
• My heart shattered the moment I saw her lifeless body. The scent lingering in the air was familiar—too familiar. My wolf howled in anguish as I recognized the woman who had cared for me after my parents’ deaths. Soldiers lifted her onto a stretcher, her skin stained with the telltale signs of poison. Her body was changing, the life drained from her.
• “Kate...” I whispered, sinking to my knees, taking her frail, cold hand in mine. Tears welled in my eyes as I looked down at the woman who had been my dearest friend, the one who had stood beside me through every storm. She was gone.