But when I entered, my heart stopped at the sight before me. A bouquet of pink roses, meticulously arranged in a vase, sat on the healer on duty's table. Pink roses were my favorite because they were beautiful and a symbol of deep love and loyalty in our pack. My heart raced when I approached the bouquet.
Could Kade have remembered? Could he...?
Before I could reach out, Kara, a healer, my best friend, and the only person who knew how much I loved Alpha Kade, sidled beside me.
"Is someone trying to court you?" she asked with a grin.
But when she noticed the roses, her facial expression looked confused.
"Wait...Lysa, those aren't..."
I held my breath, touched the flowers, and noticed the small card nestled among the petals. My fingers started trembling as I read the message in bold and cursive ink: To Mia, with love - Kade.
My heart breaks. The roses weren't for me. They were for her - Mia, the former Beta's daughter, and the newly appointed war advisor. She had recently returned after years of studying and training in the UK, and it seemed the woman who caught Alpha Kade's heart.