I watched as the Alpha’s expression hardened, his grip tightening around the phone as he listened to whoever was on the other end. His usual composed demeanor cracked for a brief moment—his lips pressing into a thin line, his shoulders tensing with restrained emotion. Whatever was being said to him, it wasn’t good.
Lira Point of View
I leaned back in the velvet chair of the rogue compound’s war room, twirling the dagger between my fingers. The taste of blood still lingered on my lips—from a hunt, not a fight—and yet the true powerplay was just beginning. One phone call. That’s all it would take.
The future Alpha’s mate was missing. The pack was in chaos. The Alphas were distracted. And I knew exactly how to tip the balance in our favor.
I pulled out the burner phone Kody had slipped me
