Avery POV
“You know earlier, when I was talking at the council… I felt a migraine,” I said softly, resting my head against the window.
Aidan’s hand tightened slightly on the steering wheel. “Oh really? I’ll call the pack doctor once we’re back.”
“No need,” I mumbled. “It went away as soon as we left that room. It was so weird. Like I couldn’t breathe properly in there. It felt like… like something was wrong with the air, or the energy or something. I don’t know.”
He didn’t answer right away. I watched him as he focused on the road, calm and quiet like always. Then finally, he said, “Maybe your instincts are waking up. That council room was full of power plays and fake smiles. Some people walk into rooms like that and never notice. Others feel it right in their bones. You’re probably j
