By the next morning, Orion's small convoy of five Lycan warriors set out. The priestess had provided a sturdy carriage, where Rey and Beau sat together, while the Alpha and his men rode on horseback.
But instead of retracing the road that led toward Clan One, their path carried them deeper north.
The journey ended in Clan Seven, where Chieftain Seth received them at his vast log cabin, the structure looming like a fortress against the wild pines.
Through it all, Orion kept his distance, and she was grateful for that. He did not attempt to speak to her, but his gaze lingered, steady, heated and impossible to ignore as a she-wolf guided Rey and her brother away toward the guest quarters.
Only then did he turn, finding Seth's eyes fixed on him with a look too guarded to read.
"Where are
