CHAPTER TWENTY: A Rival’s Scent Kaira’s Pov I was seated at the edge of my bed when I felt something was wrong . The first sign came with the wind.It carried a scent that didn’t belong to the pack. Sharp. Foreign. Heavy with challenges. I felt it through the window of my room, my wolf stirring uneasily beneath my skin. It wasn’t a rogue but an alpha which is weird . The door opened shortly after, guards stepping in with coordinated manner . “You’re being moved to another place, Alpha's order ,” one said. “Again?” I asked calmly. “This isn’t isolation,” the other replied. “This is protection.” They escorted me through the back corridors, avoiding the main halls. Wolves I passed pretended not to look at me, but fear hung in the air like smoke. The council chamber doors were open

