Evelina's POV
I found them both in the room with the long table, Caspian standing over a letter he hadn't finished reading, Zoren watching him do it in complete silence.
"How much time do we actually have?" I asked.
Caspian looked up. "Malik moved the challenge forward. Coran's letter says he's already sent word to the second Alpha. The hearing isn't three days from now."
"When is it?" I pressed.
"Tomorrow evening," he answered.
I sat down before my legs decided to do it for me.
Coran's letter was barely half a page. Malik had convinced the second Alpha to move the hearing to tomorrow evening. He was already telling anyone who would listen that my absence proved I had no intention of returning to lead the pack at all.
I read it twice, hoping the second reading might soften the firs
