The truth does not destroy you.
It reveals what was already broken.
The camp wakes to tension thick enough to suffocate.
No one speaks of it openly.
But everyone feels it.
Something is about to happen.
Kael stands at the center of the clearing, his expression carved from stone.
The small object he found the night before rests in his hand.
Proof.
Undeniable.
Around him, Aria’s inner circle gathers—Alphas, commanders, trusted wolves.
And her.
Lyra.
She stands among them like she always has.
Calm. Composed. Untouched by suspicion.
But Kael sees it now.
The stillness.
The control.
The lie.
Aria steps forward, her presence instantly silencing the clearing.
Her silver eyes sweep across the group.
“Last night,” she says, “new evidence was found.”
A ripple moves through the c
