I could barely breathe as the weight of the news settled over me. Betrayal—sharp and venomous—was not something I’d ever truly experienced until now. Not like this. Not from someone I had trusted.
I stood in the center of the room, my hands shaking as I gripped the edge of the table in front of me. My heart raced in my chest, and yet, I felt strangely numb. The betrayal wasn’t just personal; it was calculated, deep-rooted. Someone within Elias's pack had betrayed us, leaking vital information to Magnus in exchange for a promised reward. A reward that I could only guess would come with a price far greater than they could ever imagine.
Lena, keep it together. I repeated the words in my head like a mantra, trying to calm the storm within me. I had to. But how? How could I stay composed when
