24. A Dinner-I

|| Lilac's POV || The engagement was broken, but the weight of it still clung to me like a shadow I couldn’t shake. I sat on the edge of my bed, my mind a whirlwind of thoughts. I should have felt relief, freedom, but instead, I felt uneasy. So much had changed, and yet, so much remained the same. My wolf was still faint, her presence a whisper in the back of my mind. It was dangerous, if Kael or anyone else found out about my weakened state, I’d be vulnerable. And then there was Alaric. In my past life, I hadn’t met him until long after I’d mated with Kael. He never crossed my path, I never crossed his. He was shaldom in the castle as well. While growing up, I might have seen a sickly boy with dull eyes but never paid attention. I had no memory whatsoever on that man. I knew nothing about where he lived, what he did and if he was involved on any of the casualties. And this time, he was always there, a constant presence that both comforted and unnerved me. Even thinking about his name