No one moved.
For several long seconds after the hunter disappeared, Beaumont remained frozen.
Silent.
Stunned.
Waiting.
As if the village expected him to step back out of the darkness.
As if none of us quite believed what had happened.
My heart hammered against my ribs.
The image refused to leave my mind.
The silver eyes.
The smile.
The star carved into the blade.
And the way he'd looked at me.
Not like a stranger.
Not like prey.
Like someone he had been searching for.
The memory made my stomach twist.
Around me, warriors spread through the village.
Orders were shouted.
Patrols doubled.
The gates were secured.
But none of it seemed real.
Not compared to the words echoing through my head.
You have your mother's eyes.
Not my father's.
Not the Alpha's daughter.
My m
