-Lucian- I had arranged with Landon when we would meet, and he instructed me to come to the house in three days, where I would discover what would unfold from there. I didn’t appreciate my brother withholding information about the meeting’s agenda, but I recognized I had no alternative. Given his role in saving Cecilia and me from punishment, I had to oblige. After bidding my brother farewell, I observed his departure, noting the lingering gazes of the pack members he had brought with him. Their expressions seemed to anticipate some reaction or action from me. I wanted to act. Despite his recent actions, I couldn’t let my brother escape the punishment I had planned for him. Not only had he taken our parents’ lives, but he had also coerced Cecilia and me into marking each other. But is

