Kiera's P.OV.
Before I could even register what was happening, Lilith was standing in front of me, her eyes locked on mine with a kind of intensity I’d never seen before.
“Take the baby,” she ordered, her voice tight, but unwavering. “I’m shielding you. You need to leave, now.”
I blinked, confusion clouding my mind as I held Caelum against me, his small hands gripping my finger. What was she talking about? Shielding me? Leave? We were in the heart of the compound, surrounded by my pack, my family—what threat could be big enough to force us to run?
Lilith didn’t wait for me to process any of it. “There’s a new danger here. They’re coming for Caelum. We need to go, Kiera.”
The world tilted, my thoughts scattered like leaves in a storm. My hands shook, but I didn’t question her. There wa
