Chapter 134

Kaia POV

The tension didn’t fade as the day dragged on.

It worsened.

By evening, the pack house felt like a cage. Doors closed softly when I passed. Conversations hushed too quickly. Even the servants—those who once greeted me warmly—kept their eyes lowered, their movements careful, as if I might explode at any second.

My wolf paced restlessly inside me.

They fear what they do not understand.

I stopped at the balcony overlooking the courtyard, gripping the stone railing ...