Ezekiel’s POV It was much heavier than it ought to be, for just a piece of paper alone. Although it carried some words, words that were heavier than the paper itself. Standing beside the desk, I read the lines once more, already memorized. The mark is calling you home, Rebecca. Stop fighting what you are. Come to me willingly, and I will tell you the truth your Alphas are too afraid to admit. Jeremy hit his target dead on. Not with claws. Not with war. But with doubt. Slowly, I folded the letter between my fingers, already feeling the tension building in the room around me. Rebecca was staring at me now, her green eyes filled with fear — but something else now too. Suspicion. Matthew looked one second away from putting his fist through the wall. Tyler stood close beside Rebe

