KIARA'S POV
By the time I returned to the pack house, the entire place was in chaos.Warriors were running across the courtyard.Voices echoed through the halls.
The moment I stepped through the front doors, every conversation stopped.
Dozens of eyes turned toward me.Relief washed over their faces.
Then fear.Because they all knew exactly where I had been.
Olivia was the first to reach me.
Without saying a word, she wrapped her arms around me.
"Oh, thank the Moon Goddess," she whispered shakily. "You're safe."
I frowned.
"What happened?"
She pulled away, tears shining in her eyes.
"What happened?" she repeated. "Kiara, you've been gone for hours!"
My heart sank.
"I—"
Before I could finish, a deep voice thundered through the hallway.
"Kiara."
I slowly turned.
Kael.
He stood a
