Kade's Point of View
I watched Lydia leave, her heels clicking down the hallway until the sound faded completely.
She was hiding something.
The thought settled in my gut like ice water. The way she'd pushed me away, the vague excuse about "things to do," the refusal to meet my eyes when she talked.
Lydia was lying to me.
And I had a pretty good idea what about.
Sera.
A week ago, Lydia and her father had told me Sera was dead. Some accident in the forest. Rogue attack. They'd been very matter-of-fact about it, like they were discussing the weather.
I'd pretended to believe them. Nodded along, acted appropriately shocked and saddened.
But I didn't believe it. Not for a second.
Alpha Thorne and Lydia had been too tense lately. Too on edge. Like they were waiting for something to go
