Jason POV I rose from the bed, my muscles still humming from the encounter with Lyla, the sheets cold where her body once was. The room was cast in a muted dawn light, signaling the start of another day, another chance to make sense of the chaos that seemed to encase my life like a vise. I could still feel her lingering presence, but it wasn’t enough to dispel the cloud of thoughts that threatened to consume me.I sighed, dragging my fingers through my tousled hair before dressing. The silent room did nothing to silence my thoughts of Kelsey. The hunter who was now my captive. The woman who had, despite all reason, ensnared my heart.Stepping outside my quarters, I was immediately greeted by the quiet murmur of my pack, their collective grief a palpable presence in the air. I moved among them, my gaze falling on the fresh graves that marred the earth. This was the aftermath of our battle, the irreversible result of an age-old feud. I couldn’t shake the weight of their accusing eyes -