The crypts beneath the manor were dank and dark, the stone sweating with condensation. Come winter, the passageways would be slick with ice, many of them inaccessible. But for now, Dorian paced the narrowest of them, giving Cole and Aiden a few moments to catch up.
After years of seclusion, the wolf’s re-emergence in their lives was a blessing in a season that had seen far too few, and watching the old friends embrace loosened the knot in Dorian’s chest. Even Colin, normally reserved in his affections and expressions, couldn’t help but smile when Cole reached out to shake his hand.
Considering last night’s attack in Tribeca and the grays roaming the woods, all of them were glad to count the wolves among their allies. But for Dorian, it went even deeper; aside from Aiden, Cole was the las
