Chapter Twenty-Two- Fire in the Pines
The Pearl Pack Alpha House was tense the morning the courier arrived. The scent of irritation clung to the halls as Jalen tore open the sealed envelope stamped with Pine Wood’s crest. His eyes scanned the parchment once, then again, his hands tightening until the paper crumpled in his fists.
“Three days,” he snarled, slamming the invitation down on the table. “Three gods-damned days.”
Chelsea picked it up, smoothing it flat. Her blond hair gleamed in the early light, her hand resting protectively on the curve of her stomach. “Evandra and Osiris Long,” she read aloud, her voice dripping with disdain. “A wedding at Pine Wood Pack. Notice: three days.”
Her lip curled. “She thinks the entire realm revolves around her. Does she have any idea what it mea
