The council met again the next morning, and this time Lira brought the letter with her. She laid it flat on the table so everyone could see it. The room was quiet as each person read it, faces growing more serious with every line.
"Voss knows," she said. "He knows we went to his land. He knows about me and Kael. He's not hiding anymore."
Elenya read the letter twice, her face growing harder each time. "This changes things," she said. "He's not just watching from far anymore. That means he's ready to move."
"Ready to move how?" Renn asked.
"I don't know." Kael's voice was tight. "But we can't wait to find out. We need to act first."
The room went quiet for a moment. Then one of the older betas spoke up.
"We should send word to other packs," he said. "If Voss has been causing trouble b
