Zane POV
One week later
Nestled deep in the mountains, the three of us settled into a secluded cabin far away from anyone else with a decent amount of land.
The gem was now hidden again after the i***t move I pulled because of my wolf. Alex was helping me research how we might get the shard safely from Kendric so Sage would not be harmed.
Sage was struggling; her memories with Kendric continued to haunt her whenever she slept, resulting in me trying to wake and calm her. Every passing day, she appeared more and more distant. Whenever I tried to hold Sage, she would pull away and spend most of her time wandering the property alone.
It was evident that she was intentionally avoiding me because of her memories, and I yearned for her to talk to me or show me. Sage worried about causing
