Kane’s POV
The moment Ava left, I felt it. The bond stretched thin, a faint ache sitting heavy in my chest, the kind that never let me forget she wasn’t here anymore.
I forced myself to shove it aside. If I thought about it too long, I’d go mad.
On the table in front of me lay three arrows. They were ordinary at first glance, but the black stains that coated the silver tips told a different story. Wolfsbane, burned into the grooves of the metal. Enough to paralyze an Alpha in seconds if it hit deep enough.
Zack stood across from me, his arms crossed, his jaw tight. He looked like he hadn’t slept, but then again, neither of us had since the warriors brought back the report.
“They weren’t lying,” he said, his voice low. “Rogues have never had this kind of supply before, someone’s giving
