A Kingdom Divided

Sophia's POV

Leonidas did not take the news of the NightShade contact well.

I had told him myself — the same evening, sitting across from him in the study, with the directness I had committed to since the confession. No management, no careful framing, no strategic sequencing. Just the truth, plainly stated: I had made contact with the NightShade pack two weeks ago. I had met with their Alpha at dawn in the Enchanted Forest. The contact was ongoing.

He had listened without ...