The room hummed with tension as I stood in the middle of the pack’s war room. Elias was speaking with his Beta, a wolf who was just as cold and calculating as Elias. But the weight of the conversation felt heavier than any words spoken.
“There’s a traitor among us,” Elias’s voice echoed, low and seething with an intensity that sent a chill down my spine.
I shifted uncomfortably, feeling the eyes of the pack on me. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Elias—it was the fact that I had no idea who was behind this betrayal, and that uncertainty gnawed at me.
“I’ll handle it,” Elias said, his jaw clenched. He turned to me, his usual calculating expression softened for just a moment, something almost like concern flickering in his eyes. “Stay here, Lena. This might get... dangerous.”
Dangerous. It
