Ethan POV

The recording burns in my pocket. A weight I can't shake.

I need answers. Need to find Grace. Need to understand what the hell I just watched.

But Beta Niel intercepts me before I make it halfway down the corridor. His report is brief—the Aurorawisp Pack survivors got into a fight with our warriors. Blood spilled. People injured. Elder Laf wants to see me.

Every word lands like chains wrapping around my ankles.

'Not now. I need to find ...