Connor´s POV
The forest grew denser with every step, the shadows of the trees stretching under the dim light of dawn. I had left our pack’s borders more than an hour ago, and now I was venturing into unknown territory. The air smelled different here—wilder, freer… and more dangerous.
"You’re tense."
Loki’s voice resonated in my mind, deep and calm.
"I have reasons to be."
"Yeah, but you also have reasons to think before throwing yourself into the wolf’s mouth."
I rolled my eyes. Great, now even my wolf was lecturing me.
"Morgana is lying."
I stopped dead in my tracks. Not because I didn’t already know it, but because hearing it in Loki’s voice made it more real.
"We can’t prove it," I said, more to myself than to him.
"We don’t need proof to feel what we already know."
I clenche
