Liana POV The words froze me in place, my mind reeling with disbelief. Rowan? Here? It made no sense. My breath quickened as I tried to process the information. Rowan knew I was here? How? I knew from Darius that he and my father were planning something. But why didn’t he contact Darius first to seek a resolve? Why attack this pack without first contacting any of us? A wave of unease washed over me. How had he even found out I was here? Did someone betray my presence? And if so, who? The questions swirled in my mind, each one more unsettling than the last. I shook my head, struggling to make sense of it. Rowan was aggressive, yes, but an outright attack without communication felt... desperate and reeked of betrayal inside the Midnight Claw pack. My chest tightened with worry. “Where

