Chapter 13: The Heart's Choice

The fragile truce born from truth lasted only a day. The air in the compound, already thick with tension after my moon-bane incident, now crackled with the unspoken knowledge of Fenrir’s betrayal. Kaine moved with a new, dangerous stillness, his rage a cold fire banked beneath the surface. He confined Fenrir to his quarters under guard, but the damage was done. The pack was divided, confused, and vulnerable. And our enemies, sensing the fracture, chose that moment to strike. It began at dusk....