Chapter 7: Confrontation
(Elara's POV)
The night was cold, colder than it had any right to be. A sharp wind scraped against my cheeks as I stood alone in the empty parking lot. The celebration had long since ended, the noise and laughter of the pack now only a faint memory.
But here I was, waiting.
Rhys’s scent clung faintly to the air, a mix of forest and something darker, something powerful. Lumi stirred restlessly beneath my skin, her pacing matching my nerves. She was tracking him too, her instincts leading her to him, just like mine.
I held my arms tightly across my chest, more to keep from trembling than to ward off the cold. My breathing was shallow, and every breath seemed louder in the empty lot. This wasn’t what I’d wanted to do. Confronting the Alpha King alone wasn’t
