Kael's POV
Kael left Blackthorn and only told three people. The senior warrior taking temporary command of pack security in his absence, the gate keeper responsible for maintaining territorial integrity, and the young servant girl, Sera, who had looked at him with wide eyes when he handed her a sealed letter and told her to give it to nobody except Mira Solen if Mira returned to Blackthorn before he did.
Everyone else woke to an empty Alpha's chair and drew their own conclusions.
He drove the first hour alone.
The road north from Blackthorn territory cut through lowland forest before opening into the wider neutral corridor that connected the major pack territories across the region.
His hands were steady on the wheel,his mind was not steady but his hands were and his hands were what
