Lycan’s POV
The moment I stepped fully into Ironfang… I felt it. There was tension.
Not the kind born from battle. This one was sharper. Politics. Fragile. Eyes turned. Warriors stiffened. Guards shifted their stance like they didn’t know whether to attack or wait.
Good.
I should let them hesitate. My gaze never left her.
Kaelira stood in the center of it all, spine straight, chin lifted slightly. No retreat, no panic
Even now… weakened, unstable..
She didn’t step back.
Interesting.
“You just crossed into my territory,” she said.
She was calm and controlled like she wasn’t surrounded by wolves who would tear me apart on command.
I held her gaze. “I didn’t come to your territory.”
A beat.
“I came for you.”
The words landed.
Not softly.
Around us, the reaction was immediate.
