CHAPTER 118KILLIAN'S POVThe first time I find my brother that morning, he is already working.The second time, he is still working. By sunset, nothing has changed.Cassian has always carried the weight of the pack on his shoulders, but now it feels as though he is deliberately trying to bury himself beneath it. Reports. Patrols. Rebuilding assignments. Training schedules.Anything that keeps him moving. Anything that keeps him from standing still long enough to think or feel.I lean against the doorway of the Alpha's office and fold my arms. "You know," I say, "most people recover after nearly dying."Without looking up from the map spread across his desk, he replies, "Most people do not have a pack to rebuild.""I was not talking about the pack." His pen stops moving.Silence stretches between us. Finally, he sighs. "If you are here to convince me to sleep, Jason already tried."I shrug. "I am here because Jason is not stubborn enough." That earns me the smallest shake of his head.
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