Bonded To The Alpha God of War
His tiny fingers curled into the fabric of her cloak, holding on without knowing why.
Her throat tightened.
Slowly, she lifted her gaze back to Kade, tears blurring the edges of him.
“Promise me,” she whispered, the words trembling, barely holding themselves together. “Promise me you’ll come back to me.”
For a heartbeat, Kade said nothing.
Not because he did not want to… but because promises made in war were fragile things. Easily broken.
He leaned in instead, resting his forehead against hers, breathing her in as though committing the moment to memory. The smoke, the chaos, the screams beyond them faded… leaving only her.