KIA
A life for a life!
The night was colder than usual.
Even the torches that lined the hallway burned lower, their flames flickering like they were afraid of something — maybe of me.
I walked quietly, my boots clicking softly on the stone floor, echoing in rhythm with my thoughts.
I couldn’t sleep.
Not after everything that had happened. Not after Cardan’s departure, not after the mess Nora had been making of things.
She thought she was in control, but she wasn’t. Not even close.
The truth was, I was always two steps ahead.
I had to be.
The only way to survive around alphas was to think like one — and then strike when they least expected.
And right now, all I could think about was staying ahead of Nora.
She was reckless.
Too loud, too emotional.
Power had made her drunk, and
