Raven/ Scarlett’s POV
Witches.
The word left his mouth so casually, as though it belonged in this world.
Back in my old life, even speaking of witches aloud was dangerous. They were supposed to be extinct—dead and buried alongside the ancient stories that mentioned them. They existed only in frightening tales told to misbehaving pups and in warnings whispered behind closed doors. Everyone knew they were forbidden to even speak about, and better left forgotten.
And yet Alpha Dimitri had spoken of them as though they were real. As though they still lived somewhere beyond the stories I had grown up hearing. As though they had never disappeared at all.
A cold chill ran down my spine as my stomach twisted painfully. Instinctively, I fought the urge to rest a hand over the tiny secret growi
