Chapter 144

Viona's POV

Two weeks later, the hospital room had begun to feel like a cage.

Though the doctors insisted on quiet and recovery, though my parents hovered with relentless vigilance, my mind refused to be stilled. Every hour I lay there, the Light Pack carried its burdens without me. Every hour, wolves waited for decisions only I could make. I had not fought my way through blood and betrayal to be rendered powerless by a bed.

On the fourth morning, I summoned my secretary and my ...