Chapter 11 — A Familiar Shadow
Lyra’s POV
Sleep eluded me.
Each time I drifted off, he was there—too near, too knowing. The bond, dormant for so long, now felt alive, like a half-formed thought. It didn't tug at me, not like before. It simply observed.
I loathed it.
I leaned against the window, arms crossed tightly, gazing at the shadowy trees beyond the pack's perimeter. Alpha Raine was awake somewhere, I could feel it in my very marrow.
He was searching for something.
Not with his legs.
With his thoughts.
The morning dragged on. A faint light began to fill the room, and the others started to move. I got dressed, taking my time, picking clothes in quiet shades, soft and unobtrusive. Luna Vale, I thought. That's who I was.
As I went outside, I felt his eyes on me before I even sa
