SIERRA POV
I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Luna Lycandra chained somewhere in that rogue camp. I saw Gerald's cruel smile. I heard Anton's angry words over and over again. ‘My mother is gone because of you.’
The guilt sat like a stone in my stomach. Beside me, Nila hadn't slept much either. Several times throughout the night I felt her get up and leave the room before returning sometime later. She never said where she had gone, but judging by the exhaustion on her face this morning, I already knew.
She had been preparing. Preparing to help me even though her alpha would not allow it. Preparing to risk everything. For me.
The thought made guilt twist painfully in my chest. The morning passed agonizingly slowly. Wolves moved constantly outside the pack house while patr
