CHAPTER 32
ELLA
Sneaking out of the house had become second nature to me.
I waited until Selene's bedroom light flickered off, counted to three hundred, and then slipped through my window like a ghost.
Liam was already waiting by the old oak tree at the edge of our property, his jaw tight with tension.
“You're late.” He muttered, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Selene was on the phone with someone,” I whispered back. “It sounded important. I didn't want to risk it.”
We moved through the shadows of Blue Moon territory, avoiding the patrol routes we'd memorized since childhood.
The irony wasn't lost on me. I was sneaking around my own pack lands like some kind of criminal, but desperate times called for desperate measures.
Chris's cabin sat at the far edge of the territory, clo
