Kira’s words hung in the air, and the gravity of her tone was like a punch to the gut. I looked down at Elysia, her eyes searching mine for answers I didn’t have. I turned to Kira, the weight of her words sinking in. “What do you mean? What part of the prophecy are you talking about?” Kira took a deep breath, her eyes never leaving mine. “The part where it speaks of an Alpha and his Luna who’ll lead our kind into a new era of peace. A union that’ll unite the packs and bring an end to the fighting. A union foretold by the uniting of a wolf and a human. You and Elysia, Alex. And Hartwell wasn't the only one that will come after her." The implications of her words were staggering. Hartwell hadn’t just been after Elysia because of me. He’d been after her because she was part of something so

