LYRA

The pack house didn’t sleep that night.

Neither did I.

Word spread quickly after the meeting.

Not the details.

Lucian would never allow that.

But wolves knew something was wrong.

They saw the visiting Alphas arriving.

They saw council envoys leaving with grim faces.

They saw guards posted throughout the territory before sunset.

And most importantly—

They saw Lucian and me preparing to leave.

Rumors multiplied by the hour.

By nightfall, the entire pack felt ...