Lyra's POV
“You believe that?” I asked, my voice soft but demanding.
“I don’t know,” Keto said. “You asked me to be honest. You still want that?”
“Yes,” I said. “I want your opinion. Not Ruth’s.”
He sighed, eyes fixed on the road ahead.
“I’ve known Orion longer than anyone,” he began. “Loyalty has always meant everything to him. The pack comes first. Always has. Always will. And when he gives his word, he keeps it.”
I nodded slowly, but my chest felt heavier by the second.
But, he went on, and the one word burned me like a slap of cold, "Orion isn't invincible. He's weaker than ever. The other pack leaders, the elders, they're all converging on him like wolves, and he's weakening. He's already weak, Ravenna. He's treading a thin line. When the time comes, when it's you or the pack."
