Morning came too early. I'd barely slept, my mind churning through the implications of that letter. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw those words burned into my vision.
The wolf closest to the Alpha will be the one who bites deepest.
I sat at the edge of my bed, the letter clutched in my hand. Three names kept cycling through my thoughts. Marcus, who had access to everything. Celeste, who always seemed to know more than she let on. Even Caleb, whose loyalty I'd never questioned but couldn't afford to take for granted anymore.
Trust no one, the letter said. But fighting alone would get me killed.
A knock at my door pulled me from my thoughts. "It's me," Darius called.
I opened the door to find him already dressed for the day, hair still damp from washing. He took one look at my face a
