Immediately they heard the name, it hit them like lightning.
For a long moment, no one spoke. Even the candles that were lit in the table seemed to burn out more slowly and quietly.
Rowan's expression hardened. "Say that again."
The warrior swallowed, still struggling to catch his breath. "Prince Lucien has returned, Alpha."
A murmur swept through the elders.
"It can't be..."
"I thought he was beyond the Eastern Mountains."
"Why would he come back now?"
Nora took an uneasy step backward. "I heard he travels with rogue wolves."
Another elder shook his head. "Those were only rumors."
"Weren't they?" He asked no one in particular.
No one answered him, instead, the truth was no one actually knew.
Lucien had vanished five years ago. Some believed he had died in exile, others claim
