Chase
*****The Neutral Summit — Crescent Valley Fortress, Midday*****
Crescent Valley Fortress was ancient stone and steel, perched on a cliff high enough that the wind cut like blades. The summit hall was crowded with Alphas, envoys, trade officials, and security guards posted at every corner. Banners of different packs hung from the ceiling, swaying slightly from the draft that slipped through the cracks in the old walls.
I should’ve been listening.
I wasn’t.
My wolf had been restless from the moment I stepped into this fortress. Pacing. Growling. Scratching under my skin like it wanted to tear its way out. The longer I sat at the round table, the worse it became.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
But I had no proof. Only the ache beneath my ribs that had been growing for days, th
