Serena’s POV
The gates of Hollow Fall loomed ahead tall and iron wrought cutting through the dense mist like jagged teeth. My heart was a frantic bird against my ribs. I had not been back in three years not since I was bartered away to the Thornblood pack like a piece of livestock.
"Are you sure about this my lady?" Gale asked. His voice was low. He kept his hand resting on his sword. His eyes scanned the familiar unwelcoming woods of my home.
"I have no choice Gale," I said. My voice was steadier than I felt. "This is the only place Caden would not dare invade without declaring open war. And my father he is the only one who can help me take this to the Council."
We crossed the threshold. The pack grounds were just as I remembered orderly silent and suffocatingly strict. We walked stra
