Kallias kept muttering, “I can’t lose you. I can’t lose you. I can’t lose you.” Over and over again, he whispered those words to me. Even when Alpha Fionn hauled him from my grip, his delirium resumed.

“I can’t lose you too, Kallias," I kissed him on the forehead. "Hold on there.”

“He needs some moonwater to calm down and be refreshed,” Fionn said. “I’ll ask for some from the Healers.”

The moon rose early. Kal managed to dine with me in the dining hall, although the Healer advised that he drank moonwater with him throughout the meal.

“We should have tightened the security ever since the Rogues’ attack. My...