On the third morning after Kael arrived, sunlight filled the pack house. At breakfast, he acted like the perfect little boy. He ate only bread crusts and barely touched his milk.Eden watched him with pity. “Such a good boy, cursed with a hard life. His family sent him here as a hostage to suffer.”Selene pushed a plate of roast meat toward him. “Eat. You're still growing.”Kael gave her a sweet smile. “Thank you, Selene.”After breakfast, he came over to me on his own. “Leo, can we go play in the yard?”I asked, “What do you want to play?”He blinked innocently. “Scent tracking. It was my favorite game back home.” I knew exactly what he was doing. In my previous life, he had used this game to study Selene's scent without anyone noticing.Still, I pretended not to know. “How do we play?”Kael looked toward Selene, who was about to leave on patrol. “Selene, can we borrow the coat you wore yesterday?”“Why?” Selene asked.Kael lowered his head and fidgeted with his fingers. “I want to fo
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