/-Maleek-/

I couldn't sleep.

It was hours past midnight, and I'd been pacing my chambers like a caged animal. Across the pack bond, I could feel Draven doing the same in his room. And Zara—goddess, Zara's emotions were all over the place.

She should have been celebrating. Should have been resting, secure in her new position as Luna. Instead, she was facing interrogation at dawn by a man who wanted to see her destroyed.

A soft knock interrupted my spiraling thoughts.

"Come in," I called, ...