Calla
The compound felt like a bomb waiting to explode.
Everyone moved with nervous energy. Pack members checked their phones every few minutes. Conversations stopped mid-sentence when someone new walked into a room.
Three o'clock. That's when Blake would step in front of cameras and try to destroy our world.
I sat in the main hall, staring at the wall-mounted TV. The news was already building anticipation. "Breaking news conference from Senator Hart." "Exclusive revelations about national security threats."
My stomach twisted into knots.
"You okay?" Axel asked, sitting beside me.
"No."
He took my hand. His fingers were warm and steady. "Whatever he says, it doesn't change anything between us."
"It changes everything else."
"Maybe. But we'll deal with it."
I wanted to believe hi
