CHAPTER 14
For as long as anyone could remember—stretching back hundreds of years into history—the Alpha’s Chase had followed the exact same path without a single deviation. There had never been a shift, never a reconsideration, never even the slightest adjustment to how things were done. The rules that governed it were unchanging, firm, and absolute, as if they had been carved into stone itself, immune to time, influence, or authority. No Alpha, no matter how powerful, had ever been able to bend them. Everyone who entered this place understood that truth without question.
That was exactly why the smile on Lady Valeria’s face felt so deeply unsettling.
It wasn’t just unusual—it was wrong in a way that was impossible to ignore. Her lips curved ever so slightly, not into warmth or kindnes
