Lucas's POV
The scent did not lie.
I had followed it from the storage building through the eastern path, across the healer's garden, and finally to the small cabin where Sophia had been staying since the attack.
The night air felt unusually cold.
The blood moon hung above the pack.
Red.
Watching.
I stood outside her door for several seconds.
Part of me hoped I was wrong.
Sophia had made terrible mistakes.
She had betrayed her sister.
She had destroyed Ethan's trust.
But treason?
No.
She couldn't.
Could she?
I pushed the door open.
Sophia immediately stood.
Fear flashed across her face.
And in that moment—
I knew.
She already knew why I was there.
"Lucas—"
"Where are the weapons?"
Silence.
Her hands trembled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
I stepped for
