Jayden’s POV
After catching Zoe with another guy, the betrayal should’ve made me furious. The rage did come, sharp and bitter, searing through me like wildfire. My wolf had clawed at the surface, demanding justice, vengeance. But beneath that anger, there was something else—a hollowness that gnawed at the edges of my mind. It left me feeling empty, like I was standing in the aftermath of a battle I’d already lost.
Zoe had been part of a deal, an arrangement for power, not love. Our relationship was a chess move in a larger game, a strategy to unite the Lawrence Pack with Alpha Baker’s forces. The rogue wolves had grown bolder, their attacks more calculated. They were no longer just scattered threats on the borders—they had become an organized force, relentless and brutal. Our pack was st
