Aries POV
Leaving Rex to train alone left me feeling unsettled. It gnawed at me, the idea of her out there harnessing forces beyond comprehension—alone. But I couldn't hover. Not when I had a duty to protect her from threats even she didn’t yet know existed.
That’s why I was heading to my office.
There had been whispers. Rumors. Shadowy figures trading secrets for coin. And I couldn’t sit idly while Rex carried the burden alone. If she was going to protect us, then I’d damn well do the same for her.
Lilly was already waiting outside my door. “Alpha,” she greeted with a curt nod, and we stepped in together.
“Sorry to keep you waiting,” I said as I took my seat.
“It’s fine, Alpha,” one of the informants said. They were two men—veterans of the underground. No names, no loyalties. They s
