Asher listened to the full report in silence.
Torren’s account. My description of the man at the creek. The pointed message from Selene. By the time I finished, the air in the study felt heavy. He stood with his hands braced on the desk, head slightly bowed, every muscle tightly controlled. The fractured bond between us throbbed in response.
When he finally turned, his golden eyes were darker than I had ever seen them.
“She sent them onto my land twice in two days,” he said, voice low. “And the second time they addressed you directly in front of my wolves.”
“Yes.”
“They’re testing how far they can push. And they’re using you as the pressure point.”
I kept my posture steady. “Selene always knew where to press.”
Asher closed some of the distance between us. “I’m treating this as an ac
