As I slipped out of the hall and into the cool night air, I felt the full moon’s light on my skin, and with it came a sense of clarity. They wanted to take everything from me—my love, my title, my future.
Fine.
But I would take something far more valuable from them.
And when the time came, I wouldn’t just take it.
I would destroy them.
The cold night air brushed against my skin as I made my way to Kaelen’s Alpha quarters, my mind still reeling from what I had overheard. The betrayal. The lies. Draven and Ravenna’s twisted plot was now crystal clear, and the pain of it was still fresh, sharp like the cut of a blade.
The plan was already forming in my mind, every piece falling into place. But I needed Kaelen. I needed someone I could trust.
The path to Kaelen’s quarters wound through the thick woods on the outskirts of the village, far enough away that it gave him the isolation he preferred. As the Alpha of Stormveil Hollow, Kaelen valued his privacy and often retreated here when the burdens of leadership grew heavy. I had always found it ironic—he could be surrounded by his pack, yet somehow he seemed more at home alone with his thoughts.