Lara
A few days had passed since Zaniyah’s visit.
A few days since the Seer had looked my father in the eyes and told him something he clearly hadn’t wanted to hear.
And somehow, the atmosphere inside the Alpha’s residence had become even darker.
Every time I walked through those halls, I felt it.
The silence.
The tension.
The things no one was saying.
It was like living inside a storm that hadn’t broken yet.
I had barely slept.
Every creak during the night made me open my eyes.
Every footstep outside my bedroom made Phoenix tense.
And every time I saw my father looking at me, I wondered whether he was thinking about the future Zaniyah had predicted…
or how he could stop it.
I was sitting beside Elijah in our usual spot inside the waterfall cavern, his arm resting comfortably
