Chapter 14 Approaching Theron

[Kaelan's POV]

Nyx's words still churned in my mind.

Swore off Mates.

Those words scraped across my nerves like a dull blade. The air carried a mix of herbs, old wood, and blood—heavy enough to make my chest feel suffocated.

I sat on the bed's edge, wrapping bandages around my broken fingernai...