Chapter 24 the There was no point in even climbing beneath the blankets of his bed .
Instead , Karlen laid on his back , staring up at the ceiling with his feet on th fena , villabenied , though he had taken off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt .
Starit tiern in his room .
Sheil been in his shower .
He could smell her , and she wasnt even there anymore .
How was it that someone hed just met creidd Juve unch a profound effect on him ! It didnt make any sense , and he hated feeling like he couldnt control his emotions or his thoughts .
But every time betred to focus on something else , thoughts of that girl came to mind .
That girl .
It was easier to think of her that way as if he didnt even know her name .
The truth was , he only knew her first name : Did she even have a last name ? She must , but he didnt know what it was .
Her first name was beautiful .
It reminded hem of that famenas river in France , a place hed always wanted to visit but never had because it was so difficult to leave his pack .
Maybe someday , heil get married , go on a honeymoon , and see the Seine for himself .
Maybe hed see it with Sienna Kaden laughed at himself and readjusted on the bed .
He was bring stupid .
Hed made up his mind a long time ago that he wasnt going to accept a Tina , not anytime soon , anyway .
His grandmother was doing a fabulous job , and he didnt want to be distracted by all of that .
After all , if he got married , he would be expected to go on a honeymoon and all of that sort of stuff he didnt have time for .
Shed want to have kids , something he might want down the line , but not sonn .
Thinking of his grandmother , he remembered how angry hed made her earlier at dinner when hed sent that hateful mind link message about Sienna that wasnt even true .
Why he said that he didnt know , but hed need to apologize to his grandmother for being rude .
He hadnt had a chance with the party going on .
Everyone wanted to speak to him or her or both of them .
By the time he finally escaped , all hed managed to tell her was that he was going to bed .
And now , here he was , not sleeping , thinking about having hurt his grandmas feelings when all she was trying to do was be nice .
That and that girl with the big blue eyes A message from Sylvia broke his concentration , but he didnt answer it .
Who knew what ridiculousness she wanted ? He wasnt about to find out .
He knew she was jealous and hadnt been invited to the dinner , but it was only for Betas and Alphas and their families .
Besides , the thought of having Jenna and Sylva in the same room at the same time was enough to make him sick to his stomach .
He didnt know how he was going to make it through that damn ball with them both wanting to dance with him .
And the only girl hed want to dance with was Sienna , and she wouldnt even be there .
Unless his grandmother somehow managed to invite her .
Knowing Hannah , she would find a way unless Kaden specifically asked her not to .
Shed think she was helping when she was really just making things worse , a lot worse .
A soft knock on his door drew his attention back from his thoughts .
He knew that knock .
Getting up off of the bed , he walked over to the door to ser his grandmother standing there , looking forlorn .
Kaden rubbed his forehead and stepped back so the could come in .
With their ability to see in the dark , there was no reason for him to turn on the lights .
Hi .
Grandma Kaden , I just couldnt go to sleep without talking to you .
She was wearing her pink bathrobe over her nightgown .
It was clear from her hair that shed been trying to sleep but not having a lot of luck with it .
I know , Grandma .
Im sorry I was so rude earlier .
I was just frustrated .
That wasnt going to be enough of an explanation for her , but he hoped it would tide her over until the next morning so that she could go to bed .
It didnt .
Kaden , dont forget , Ive known you your entire life .
You can try to be a big , tough guy to everyone else , but Im your grandnuu .
You cant ponsibly thank that the way Kent and his family treat that poor girl is okay Of course I dont think its okay , Grandma Kaden said , folding his arms across his chest as he paced the carpet by the door .
But hes an Alpha Hes entitled to run his park loowever he wants to .
Who am I to tell him not to do something hes been doing for years just because hes in my You are a decent person who wont put up with anyone being abused under your roof , she said , the anger coming through again .
That litle girl is sweet ! She doesnt deserve to be treated that way .
Even if she was a terrible person , that sort of abuse is ridiculous , Karden couldnt disagree with her , but he still wasnt sure what to do about it .
What do you want me to do .

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Grandma ? Stand up for her Back in up when I say that this sort of behavior wont be tolerated in our home ! Befriend the girl while shes here ? see if theres something you can do to convince Kent to let hier stay here ? fi was clear slard thought about all of those possibilities .
None of them worked well for Kaden though .
As much as he wished he could convince Kent to stop treating Sienna thar way his family treated her , the option of having her stay there was simply not a consideration .
As it was , he was having problems ignoring that darnn pull , and hed only known her for a day .
Still , telling his grandmother that want something he could do at the moment .
Ill talk to him , he promised .
1/2 Chapter 24 She was giving him that look that let him kn Yes , Grandma .
I promise .
He hugged her , and Grandma Hannah patted him on the back before kissing his cheek .
All night .
Lets get some sleep .
I love you , Kaden I love you , too , Grandma She headed out the door , and he slumped against it , wondering what in the world he was going to do .
Like most things he had to deal with as Alpha , there were no easy answers .
Hed just have to figure it out .
to Kaden decided to try and get some sleep .
He took his clothes off , stripping down to his boxers , and climbed beneath the blankets , trying not to notice that the room still unnelled like that girl .
He closed his eyes and reached for sleep , but it wouldnt come .
For hours , he laid there tossing and turning and thinking about what he should do , and what he shouldnt do .
About the time the sun was creeping up outside , Kaden decided hed had enough .
He got up and put on some joggers and a T shirt , intending to go out to the forest , shift , and let his woll run free for a while .
Normally , hed see if Alec wanted to go with him .
Today , he just wanted to be alone with his thoughts .
If he couldnt come up with any solutions to these problems , maybe his wolf could .
Letting his wolf run was usually the best way to clear his mind and start thinking straight again .
If ever he needed to get his head on straight , now was the time .
Speaking out of the house without waking anyone at that time of day was easy since most people were up late at the party .
He decided to go out the back door .
It was a chilly autumn day .
The air was crisp , clean , and inviting Kaden headed over to the forest line , stripped down , set his clothes by a tree , and leaped into the air , shifting midstride .
His wolf took it from there , taking off into the trees , running as fast as he could go , leaping across streams , dodging around trees , and sailing over boulders .
Less than ten minutes into his sprint , he already felt the weight of the world lifting from his shoulders .
All of the worries hed been carrying around for the last few days flew away , and Kaden left them in his wake .
After a couple of hours of running , Kaden knew it was t staying in the woods in his wolf form all day it was time to go back home and get his day started , even if he wouldve been more comfortable He made it back to to the place where hed left his clothes and shifted , heading back to the house .
It was then that he noticed he wasnt as alone as he thought he was Sienna .
She was standing on the edge of the forest , her eyes wide , not moving .
He wondered how long shed been standing there .
The fact that they were shifters gave them all a level of immodesty that most humans didnt have , but the look on her face made him wonder .
Did she just see him naked !