LEAH
The Next Day…
Almost done with breakfast, Royanna's voice suddenly rang out. “I would love to speak to Leah and Tamara in this room. Privately.”
Damien and I shared looks before glancing her way.
“If you say so,” Damien replied. He pecked my forehead before excusing himself, along with Sarah and Kai.
I was left to wonder what Royanna had in mind to say to us.
“I’ll be leaving soon,” she said, voice steady, but there was something behind it.
“What?” The word left me before I could stop it, panicked. I straightened in my seat. “Why so soon?”
Royanna sighed, the kind of sigh that wasn’t just exhaustion—it was resolve. She glanced at the table for a moment, as if measuring her words, then met my eyes.
“I need to return to my pack, to my responsibilities. The elders… they are alre
