The forest felt colder after Selene’s words.
A quiet tension hung in the air like a storm waiting to break.
Lena slowly turned toward Kael.
He hadn’t moved.
His entire body was rigid, his eyes locked on the ground as if something inside him had suddenly become too heavy to carry.
“Kael,” she said softly.
He didn’t answer.
Selene watched the two of them carefully, her silver eyes reflecting the moonlight.
“Well,” she murmured. “That reaction tells me everything.”
Rowan frowned.
“Okay… I feel like I missed something important.”
Kael finally lifted his head.
His voice came out tight.
“You’re guessing.”
Selene raised an eyebrow.
“Am I?”
Kael’s jaw clenched.
“You don’t know anything about Ravenridge history.”
Selene chuckled quietly.
“Oh, Alpha…”
“I know far more than you th
