Nyx
Kaelen’s message won’t stop echoing in my head.
“We need to talk. About what Orion sold, and what I learned the day he did.” Those words loop through my mind like a virus, infecting every breath, every heartbeat. I can’t focus. Not on the council reports glowing across my desk.
Not in the low hum of the city beyond the glass walls. Even my wolf won’t settle.
“He traded us.” She paces beneath my skin, her voice a silken snarl. “He knew.” I press my palms flat against the cool metal table, trying to ground myself. The faint tremor in my reflection stares back. Green eyes flickering with something dangerous.
I’ve faced wars, rogues, and gods. But this … this quiet betrayal … cuts deeper. I already knew about the deal. Or I thought I did. I just never realized why Kaelen took it. He
