Lyra's POV
The Woman Behind the Mask
My breath shook.
"This has happened before… and you did not stop it."
The words left my mouth and hung between us.
Darius did not answer, Kael watched him, hard and waiting.
The air felt tight and I could not stay there.
I turned and I walked away.
"Lyra," Darius called but I did not stop.
My chest felt heavy and my head felt loud, too many things, too many lies.
My feet moved fast down the hall, I did not know where I was going.
I just knew I could not stay with them, not now, not after that.
My wolf stirred and it was strong and restless.
It was like it wanted something, like it heard something and then I heard it.
A whisper, it was soft and close.
"You keep asking the wrong men."
I stopped and my he
