☽ Nyra ☾ By the time I left the council chambers, nothing happened. No rogues crossed the border. No cries followed. The pack returned to its normal rhythm like the warning had only been meant for me. Kaedra had watched my face when the howls sounded. Now I understood why. It had been a test. My pulse stayed tight as I walked through the clearing. Wolves moved around me like I was a stain they couldn’t scrub out. Some whispered. Others stared and looked away when I met their eyes. Nothing had changed in the last hour. Not that I expected it. I kept my head up as I headed straight for the pack’s library. If Lucan wanted to hide things from me, then that was his choice. And as much as I appreciated what Iseya and Kaedra told me, I wanted more. I wasn’t even sure if the pack library could

