Dominic’s POV
I was running out of time.
That was the thought that woke me in the predawn hours. That was the thought that wouldn’t let me stay in the lower levels anymore.
I’d been down here for nearly two days, waiting for Silas to bring new information. Waiting for Vespera to make another move. Waiting for the investigation to reveal something more.
But while I was waiting, Vivian was suffering.
While I was waiting, the pack was turning against her more with every passing hour. While I was waiting, Vespera was spreading more lies. And while I was waiting, the bond between Vivian and me was becoming a physical ache that wouldn’t go away.
Silas appeared in the war room around dawn.
He didn’t look like he’d slept.
“Vespera’s been meeting with some of the older warriors,” he said wi
