KAIA’S POV I didn’t stop walking. I couldn’t. The moment I turned my back on Silver, I let the panic show on my face. My hands wouldn’t stop trembling, and my heartbeat hadn’t slowed down since I saw it—that glow. That impossible flash of silver that wasn’t supposed to exist. His eyes glowed. Silver eyes. Like, what the hell? I didn’t even care to remember that I was supposed to be heading to the pack house. I didn’t care that the day had already gone far and that I still had a lot to do. I didn’t care that I hadn’t even said goodbye properly or that I had made it obvious that something was wrong. My legs moved on their own, carrying me through the trees, across the path, and up the narrow slope that led to the very edge of the territory. Straight to Elder Agatha’s house. I barely

