“Lady Jenna, please… you need to rest.”
Maren’s voice trembled as she adjusted the curtains, but Jenna barely heard her. She sat on the edge of her bed, fingers knotted in her lap, eyes darting around the chamber as if every corner hid something waiting to pounce.
“I can’t,” Jenna whispered, her breath shaky. “Every time I close my eyes, she’s there. Her voice…” She pressed her palms against her temples, trying to stop the echo. You’ll never be safe.
Maren’s hands fluttered helplessly. “It’s just your fear, my lady. Coty cannot walk these halls, not with the Alpha’s guards outside every door.”
But Jenna’s wolf growled inside her chest, restless, uneasy. The scent. The laughter. The dream. Coty was everywhere and nowhere.
The door opened with a click. Kaelion entered, his commanding p
