Chapter 122

Kaia POV

The sun had begun to dip low over the pack lands, painting the sky in muted shades of orange and rose. I walked carefully along the winding paths Caleb had described, gripping the small envelope in my pocket with the directions. Every step was measured, my wolf alert in the back of my mind. I was far from the familiarity of my pack, the terrain strange and confusing, but I refused to let it shake me.

I had almost turned down the last fork in the path when I spotted the ...