Winston's Pov
I left Darius' chamber with a heavy heart, my mind consumed by the weight of our discussion. Darius had spoken the truth, there was no denying that. To put an end to the impending war, I have to find a way to stop Jameson. But the problem lay in the fact that Jameson, the very instigator of this potential catastrophe, remained elusive and out of reach. His words were contradictory, his actions veiled in deception.
Time and again, Jameson had insisted that he had no intention of provoking conflict, that he sought peace. Yet beneath those words lay a carefully concealed agenda, a plan to wage war that only his pack knew about. I had tried to reason with him, had sought access to his plans, but Jameson remained stubbornly evasive.
Darius' counsel echoed in my mind as I made m
