EVELYN
It had been a month since my revelation. The world went back to normal, except this time I had the knowledge that started this whole thing.
I’d managed to coax a few details from the guards once posted outside my room. A little rum, a few card games… you’d be surprised what loosened tongues. Apparently, our pack was facing quiet resistance from another, though no one dared act openly. Still, it was something.
Then there was the cleaner whispering about a deal gone wrong at the southern borders… rogues attempting to infiltrate and destabilize packs. The Alpha hadn’t said a word about it. Maybe it was just gossip, but I wasn’t in a position to ignore anything.
Every fragment of information mattered.
I stared at the mirror, tying my hair in a bun, brushing a hand over the silk sho
