~ Kael ~
I left the pack house quietly after the lights went out.
The night was cool and still. I moved through the trees, staying low and careful so no one would see me.
Luna had asked me to do something important.
This was the first real job she had given me, and I did not want to let her down.
I reached the big old house where the Lucious family lived. It sat far from the main pack house, behind a tall fence. I found a safe spot in the thick bushes and waited, watching.
At first, everything was quiet.
Then the man with the scar stepped into the yard where the other warriors were gathered.
He was broad across the shoulders, solid but not massive — the kind of build that came from years of real fighting, not just show.
The scar on his face caught my attention, ugly and raised,
