Little Threats

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CHAPTER 266

~Lycan King Kaid's POV~

Zara nodded, offering a faint smile. "This visit has been enlightening, Kaid. But we need to focus on what lies ahead. There's still danger looming."

"Well, the werewolf territories isn't safe and Zara…"

"Zara would be safe with me."

I arched my brow. "Like before." Though it felt tight and unnatural, I forced a smile—the thought of her leaving unsettled me. 

There were still so many unspoken things between us, so many layers of her I wanted to unravel and more of me I wished to show her. But I couldn't press her—not here with my Lords, not now.

"I believe Alpha Snow would be capable, my liege. If he says it is time, it is time. Of course, even the colonies and cardinal territories are open to her, I mean them," Lord Sterling corrected.

Before I could respond, Richard's voice rang in my mind through our shared mind-link.