**Lynn's POV**

"No." The word bursts out of me. Loud. Sharp.

I turn toward the door.

"Stop." Lucas's voice cuts through the room. Not loud. But absolute.

Former Alpha command. The kind that makes wolves freeze mid-step.

I'm not part of his pack anymore. Haven't been for six years. But my body remembers. My legs lock.

"Lynn." Evelina rises from her seat. Graceful. Calm. "Please. Sit down. Let's talk about ...