Chapter 28

Kayden’s POV

As I walked away from the scene, my mind was a whirlwind of conflicting emotions. I couldn't shake the feeling of unease that had settled deep within me since what happened last night, and now the incident with Ramona and Amelia's fall down the stairs.

There was something different about the way I felt, especially when I was around Amelia.

The hallway stretched out before me, dark and silent. I paused, my instincts urging me to turn back. And when I did, I saw her - curled up on the floor where I had left her, her head buried between her legs.

“What the fuck is she doing?.” Muttered under my breath.

My heart clenched at the sight of her vulnerable form. Despite my best efforts to resist, I felt a strange urge to go to her, to comfort her in any way I could. But I knew that was unnecessary, and it would only compromise everything I stood for as an Alpha, and as a person.

I wasn't that kind, and nothing was going to change that.

"What am I doing?" I muttered to myself