Modric’s POV
Velvera reminded me of the promise two days after the confrontation with Adrian.
Her message arrived during a security meeting.
The lodge is ready. Do not tell me you forgot.
I stared at the screen while Marek explained the latest findings from the rogue ambush. Three prisoners remained alive, but none had revealed who hired them. They carried no pack markings, and the wolfsbane found in their transport supplies had been purchased through several different traders.
Someone had planned the attack carefully.
Someone had known Mary Ann’s route.
That knowledge had kept me near the pack house since we returned from Hollowbrook. I attended her reconstruction meetings, reviewed guard schedules, and demanded reports every time she left the eastern wing.
Mary Ann believed I did
