_Kieran's POV_
Beta Aaron cleared his throat. He was trying to fill the silence left in Lucian’s absence. "So, Shadowfang Pack, huh?" he said, leaning back in his chair. "I’ve heard your territory is impressive. Strong warriors, well-established alliances. Your reputation precedes you, Alpha Kieran."
I barely registered his words. My mind was elsewhere. My fingers tapped idly against the armrest of my chair as I kept replaying the moment I saw Lucian. His reaction. That look in his eyes.
Had I met him before?
No. I would have remembered. Wouldn’t I?
But something about him tugged at a memory buried deep in my mind. A face, a presence—familiar, yet unplaceable.
Maybe I was imagining things.
"Kieran?"
Liam’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I blinked and looked at him.
He arched
