RAGNAR:
The morning broke cold and gray, clouds pressing low against the ridge. Wrestling with sleepless thoughts when Maximus called for me. We had just spoken the night before, so the reason he requested for me must be important. Anyone has been on edge lately.
I found him standing by the window, the light cutting a thin line across his jaw, his reflection caught between shadow and dawn.
“You wanted to see me, Alpha?”
He didn’t turn immediately. “Close the door.”
I did.
When he finally looked at me, his eyes were sharp but weary — a man carrying the weight of too much trust and too little rest.
“I need you to keep an eye on someone,” he said.
“Who?”
“Zara.”
My brows rose slightly. “The Medic?”
He nodded once. “She overheard something last night — something dangerous. Her life
