Ava’s POV
I locked eyes with Steve’s burdened gaze as he began laying it all out. “She showed up here a few years ago,” he murmured, his tone hushed, like he was weighing every syllable. “She was… odd, you know, not like anyone else.”
“No kidding,” I interjected, regretting it instantly and giving him a nod to continue.
“She had this pull, like you couldn’t tear your eyes away,” he went on, his stare wandering off beyond me. “Then she insisted on meeting the Alpha. Liam granted her an audience, and…”
He trailed off, his expression clouding over, and a shiver ran through me, my insides urging him to keep talking. He extended his legs, shifting toward me. “She flat-out declared that a insane epidemic was about to strike the pack, some bizarre disease. Damn, she was audacious, her words r
