Vivienne POV
I meant to find Owen first thing. I'd rehearsed what I would say in my head half the night, replaying the voices from the hallway until the words had worn smooth from repetition.
But by the time the door finally unlocked at some unmarked hour of the morning, a staff member informed me that the Beta had left the estate before dawn on pack business and wasn't expected back until evening.
I thanked her and closed the door, then stood there for several seconds, staring at the lock.
Owen had been the one person in this house who had offered me information without making me feel like I was being managed. Now, when I needed answers, he was gone.
I tried to fall back into my morning, but I couldn't. I paced the room, sat by the window, picked up a book from the library and read
