Julian – POV
Leaving the pack grounds for this mission hadn’t exactly been on my to-do list—but for Rex, I was willing to do whatever it took to shed light on her powers and help her find answers.
I thought back to what Aries told me before we left.
"If anything goes wrong, protect her. And most importantly, protect yourself. We don’t know who’s watching."
My grip on the book we were chasing tightened at the memory.
Beside me, Maron walked silently. She’d barely spoken since we left. I figured the weight of what that journal might reveal—and the years she’d spent guarding it—was sitting heavy on her shoulders.
“How long till we get there again?” I asked, trying to break the silence.
“It’s less than a day,” she replied, eyes still on the road ahead. “We’ve been traveling about seven
