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CHAPTER 487
~Richard's POV~
"She's home." My wolf's certainty resonated deep within me as I turned onto the quiet lane, my grip tightening on the steering wheel.
"We don't know that," I answered, the words barely a whisper.
"She's home," he insisted again, a low, unwavering conviction. "And if she isn't, we'll wait."
A frustrated breath escaped me. Showing up unannounced wasn't my style. But since returning from the Lycan Kingdom, each passing hour had felt like an eternity.
The demands of Kaid's affairs, the endless orders, the council's persistent messes… none of it brought me any semblance of peace.
Not with Ella here, yet still emotionally out of reach. A fact Killian wouldn't let me forget.
And soon, I'd have to return to that political battlefield, finalizing the council's stake in the alliance for Kaid while he chased after love.
