*Starblood Pack, Morning*

 Ryder stood at the head of the table, shoulders squared. Luca flanked him with arms crossed over his chest. Thalia stood nearby, her jaw tight, while Ethan and Alia lingered on the far side, their expressions grim. Crystal moved quietly among them.

 The evidence was laid out plainly… a patrol schedule that had gone missing, a false rumor planted, and another ambush by rogue scouts from Silver Fang that had been too precise to be coincidence. Someone had been ...