Later that evening,
Kael returned to the mansion with Bree, Bree frowned as Kael led her through the pack house’s winding corridors. The air felt heavier here, filled with an unspoken tension that only increased the closer they got to Lucian’s study.
She clutched her bag nervously, her mind racing with possibilities. Why would the Alpha want to meet with her? She wasn’t a prominent member of the pack. Most people barely noticed her unless Isla was involved.
Kael’s demeanour didn’t help. He’d been polite but tight-lipped, his usual calmness giving away nothing. Bree had known Kael long enough to recognize when he was deliberately withholding information.
“Kael,” she said, breaking the silence as they stopped outside the heavy oak doors of Lucian’s study. “Are you going to tell me what
