PAEDYN NOVA
She was here… hunting…
I had just come back from training with Cardan’s men when I heard her name.
Nora.
I froze mid-step, my heartbeat skipping, then thudding like a war drum in my ears.
I couldn’t have heard right.
But then I heard it again… one of the younger maids gossiping in the corridor.
“Nora’s so lucky. She got to serve at the Alpha’s table again tonight. He even spoke to her twice.”
Nora. In this pack?
I turned the corner, stepping out from the shadows. “What did you just say?”
The maid jumped. “Oh, Nova, I didn’t know you were there.”
I forced my expression to stay calm. “Repeat what you said.”
She looked confused. “About Nora?”
“Yes. Who is Nora?”
“She’s one of us. A maid. A lone wolf who joined the pack a few weeks ago.” She paused, then smiled. “She
