|Kairos|
"Where is she?" My voice was sharp, cutting through the lingering silence as the heavy wooden doors of the council chamber thudded shut behind me. The moment the last of the meeting’s attendees had disappeared from sight, I turned to Amos.
The meeting had been as mind-numbing as I had anticipated—an endless string of reports on border security, trade negotiations, and petty disputes among the minor packs under my jurisdiction. It was the usual routine, the same concerns shuffled around in different words. But none of it truly held my attention.
Not when my thoughts were consumed by her.
I strode down the hallway, my steps brisk, purposeful. Amos kept pace beside me.
"Nieves White has locked herself in her room," he informed me, his voice level but laced with quiet observatio
