Kaelira’s POV
The pack didn’t sleep that night. You could feel it everywhere.
Warriors moved through the halls long after midnight. Doors stayed open instead of closed.
Voices carried farther than usual through the territory because nobody trusted silence anymore.
Fear changed the sound of a place. Ironfang sounded different now.
I stood near the training grounds overlooking the lower cliffs while a cold wind swept through the dark valley below.
Torches burned along the walls surrounding the territory, more than before.
More guards too. They were preparing for something they still didn’t fully understand. Footsteps approached behind me, steady and familiar.
I didn’t turn immediately.
“You’re watching patrol rotations now?” the Lycan asked.
“I’m watching weak points.”
“That’s w
