She stumbled over a tree root, nearly losing her balance, but managed to catch herself just in time. Her instincts screamed at her to keep going. She had no idea how they had tracked her down so quickly after slipping past the guards, but that didn’t matter now. If they caught her, it wouldn’t just mean a return to the Alpha’s estate—it would mean punishment. Harsh punishment.
But she couldn’t go back. Not after what she had witnessed.
Earlier that night, she had followed the strange whispers echoing through the corridors of the Alpha’s mansion. There was something about them that pulled at her, a gentle tug in her very blood. They led her to a secret chamber hidden behind the grand library. What she discovered there shook her to her core.
A mural—ancient and faded—was etched into the s
