Chapter 196

Night had already fallen. Dark clouds hung low in the sky, pressing down on the city like a heavy curtain. The hospital entrance was brightly lit, but the shadows beyond the lights were deep and quiet. Damon stood in that shadow. Not far away. His eyes were fixed on a single figure. Sloane. He had just watched her walk out of the hospital. Just watched her stop beside a car. Just watched Ethan open the door for her. For a moment Damon’s feet moved. He was about to walk over. But before he could take more than two steps. The car engine started. The black sedan pulled smoothly away from the curb and disappeared into the traffic. Damon stopped. His fists slowly tightened. The veins on the back of his hands stood out sharply. His eyes flashed golden, his wolf on the surface. His jaw clenched so hard it felt as though his teeth might crack. These past few days he had been busy preparing something important. A remating ceremony. Back then, when he and Sloane had first married, there had been