The glow of the communication stone flickered in the dark, casting faint light on my fingers as I scrolled through the messages. One after another, anonymous notes from my old pack members popped up—filled with unease, tension thick in every word.
Molly: “Bianca humiliated the pups’ tutor today. Just because the teacher corrected her pronunciation.”
Jack: “Alpha, Elder Timothy has been placed under house arrest by Bianca. Simply for questioning her decision.”
I froze. Tapped the next message.
Anonymous: “She’s no Luna. She’s a tyrant.”
I shut my eyes, inhaling deeply. On the other end of the mind-link, Leona growled low in my head. “We shouldn’t leave the pack to rot under her rule. Thalia, this is our duty.”
Heavy footsteps echoed from the hallway.
“Your Luna just dissolved the ent
