Chapter 139

Author POV

The courtyard did not calm after the witch’s declaration.

It exploded.

Voices rose in anger and fear, overlapping until they became one furious roar. Wolves shifted on instinct, eyes glowing, claws scraping against stone. The word cursed moved through the pack like poison, infecting every mind it touched.

Kaia could barely hear anything over the pounding of her heart.

Her world narrowed to the feel of Caleb’s arms around her, the way his hand trembled slightly ...