Scarlett’s POV

I can’t breathe.

The walls of the packhouse feel smaller, suffocating. The air is thick with every lie, every withheld truth, every secret that’s been shoved down my throat like a dagger. My hands tremble, my chest heaving, and my wolf claws at the edges of my control, furious, desperate.

I turn to face him, Killian, my mate, the one I’ve trusted with everything, and my entire body shakes with rage and betrayal. “You lied to me!” I scream, voice raw, echoing ...