Rain pounded the mansion windows, starting well before sunrise.
Thunder rolled over Silver Crest. Armed patrols kept circling the borders, all under Kael’s orders. The whole pack stayed tense after the attacks. No one fully trusted the quiet anymore.
Not after they discovered someone on the inside had been leaking information.
Not after realizing the enemy always seemed to be a step ahead.
Inside the Alpha’s mansion, the tension was thick enough to taste.
Warriors moved fast. Servants kept their heads down, avoiding eye contact. Fear leaked into everything—slow and poisonous.
Because Kael was angry.
Not your average temper, either.
This anger made wolves lower their heads as he stalked by, made even the Beta lose his voice.
Liana stood at the second-floor balcony, watching the st
