Mira's POV

The messenger arrived at dawn, shaking from more than cold.

"We found a body. In the northern passes. Alpha Cyrus of Windermere."

The name hit me like a physical blow.

Cyrus.

My former mate. The one who'd chosen me after Kael's rejection. The one I'd left when the bond with Kael reignited.

Dead.

"How?" Kael asked, appearing beside me.

"Exposure, looks like. He was beside a half-frozen stream. Alone."

"What was he doing up there?"

"I don't know. But there's something else." The ...