Liora's Pov
Ironmoor's dining hall was smaller than the great hall, which I'd been grateful for at first. Fewer eyes. Fewer wolves tracking my every movement like they were waiting to see if I'd do something wrong.
I'd been wrong about that too. Fewer eyes just meant the ones that remained looked harder.
I sat at Caden's right. That was where I was supposed to sit, where the mate of an Alpha sat, and I'd learned the geography of this hall quickly because I'd learned the geography of every room I walked into quickly. It was a skill I'd had for a long time, longer than I liked to think about. Know where you're supposed to be. Know where the exits are. Know how to look like you belong somewhere even when you don't feel it.
I felt the bond the moment I'd walked into the gathering two night
