The morning came with clouds that hung so low they seemed to scrape the tops of the trees.
The pack house was tense. Everyone moved quietly as though they were walking along the edge of a cliff. News had already spread that Alpha Thorne had called for a gathering in the Great Hall.
Every wolf in the Northern Shadows was ordered to attend. I did not have to ask why. My name was on their lips even when they tried not to say it aloud.
I stood at the small window in my attic room, staring out at the courtyard below.
He’s going to make his move, Aria whispered inside me. Thorne has waited for this.
“It’s too soon,” I said quietly. “Kael won’t let it happen.”
Aria gave a low growl that sounded like a sigh. Kael is only one wolf. The others will demand proof. They fear what they don’t
