After Edmund was gone, Kade's life seemed to enter a slow countdown. He called the council of elders and announced his decision to step down. The Alpha position was then passed to his loyal Beta, Calvin.He sold every piece of property he owned. With that money, he built an orphanage in the slums, naming it after Edmund and me. It was a place for the pups abandoned by their packs.Once that was done, he returned to the old shack. This was the place he had chosen as his final resting place. He lay down on the tiny bed, taking out a vial from his pocket.Inside was a potent sedative, strong enough to bring even a powerful Alpha to his end in an instant. He swallowed it in one gulp, pressed our photographs to his chest, and lay down quietly."Nala, Edmund… here I come," he murmured. "This time, we'll stay together as a family… never separated again."His breathing grew weaker and shallower. The moment his soul slipped free of his body, I felt the last chain binding me dissolve comple
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