~Caleb~
The rain had finally stopped, leaving Seattle shrouded in that peculiar silvery mist that made the city feel suspended between worlds. Appropriate, I thought, as I stared through the floor-to-ceiling windows of my penthouse office. Between worlds was exactly where we all stood now.
My phone vibrated against the desk for the third time in ten minutes. Lyra, no doubt, reminding me that I was late for my own emergency meeting. I knew the consequences of what I was about to do—the risks I was taking, not just with my position, but with Elara's safety.
No more secrets.
Her words echoed in my mind, a promise that felt increasingly impossible to keep. I hadn't told her about the Council meeting tonight. Hadn't told her that in a few hours, the most powerful Alphas in North America wou
