I woke up and fell asleep several times after that. I only managed to go back to sleep because I was absolutely exhausted, but with Aris coming closer and closer, the nerves were flaring up for the both of us. He was eager to see if I was alright, I was eager to be back in his arms.
I couldn’t fall back asleep anymore when he was less than an hour away. I looked out of the small bedroom window and saw new wolves appear out of the woods. For a moment I panicked, thinking that it might be Declan’s old pack coming to get me, but the other guards greeted them with respect. They were Aris’ men, here to make sure that the king was not running headfirst into a trap or ambush.
All of Kian’s forces were up and about, making sure that no one got past the border or even remotely near the house. I
