Damien's POV
The knock is two sharp beats.
"Enter."
The soldier enters and stands at attention, something pulled tight in his shoulders.
"Alpha. Border patrol found a woman and a small boy in the eastern forest section. Both unconscious. We've brought them to the hospital."
I keep my eyes on the territory map.
"Injuries?"
"The woman is in bad shape. Her face. Her hands." He pauses. "She had a pistol on her. Unloaded."
"And the boy?"
"Fever."
A long pause comes after that.
"And?"
"She looks like the woman from the banquet, Alpha." His voice drops slightly. "The one who—"
I turn.
"Who?"
“The woman who put peanuts in your dessert, triggering your allergy.”Kalen stepped inside and gave me a respectful nod, "Luna of the Redmoon Pack," he says, "She's famous, the wolfless daughte
