room, “Maybe she is not the problem at all, she is the key… she started all of this.”
An evil grin crawled on my lips, “I will make her end it.”
I know that Orion’s army has fallen. I know I have gotten half of his army down.
I sat down and smiled as I thought of how I had snuck into a merchant’s cart right after and passed the pack’s gates with ease.
I had rolled out of the cart and bruised my arm. But I didn’t feel the pain; I knew my mission was successful. Now, I have to deal with whatever problem I have in my pack. I called Rowan and sat him down.
“That symbol Piper found,” I said, leaning forward. “It’s not random. I know it has some sort of attachment to something dangerous. I need you to find out what it is.”
Rowan, still slightly uneasy around me, nodded. “I’ll look through the archives. I’ll find something.”
“Take Piper,” I suggested. “She has an eye for details.”
Rowan hesitated, his jaw tightening. “No offense, but I’d rather work with someone who won’t make me have an argument again.”
I sighed, understanding he was trying to avoid Warrick’s problem. Rubbing my head, I said, “Lila, then?”
“Yes,” Rowan replied without hesitation. “Lila.”
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After some hours, Rowan and Lila came to explain to me the result of their findings from delving into the dusty archives late into the night. “After hours of searching, I finally came across a tattered record with the same symbol that was on the dagger.”
I raised a brow as I listened keenly. “Well, here!” he exclaimed, holding it up. I leaned over, reading the faded text. “Calla had a rogue network, and it looks like Orion’s pack used her channels to gather intelligence and destabilize nearby packs.‘
Lila’s voice fell. “They exploited weaknesses, internal conflicts, and strained leadership. This is exactly what’s happening to us.”
Rowan’s fists clenched. “It’s obvious. They’re trying to break us from within, just like Alina did.”
Her name was a bitter memory hanging in the air. “She was working with them all along, wasn’t she?” Lila asked softly.
“It makes sense,” Rowan said. “Alina wanted power. Calla wanted control. And Orion? He’s finishing what they started.”
I just listened, my heart sinking, and I didn’t say a word. The picture was clear: Orion’s pack was systematically dismantling our unity, exploiting every fracture in our foundation.
“We need to dig deeper,” I said firmly. “I want every loose thread tied up. Every ally, every enemy, every opportunity find
it.”
Rowan and Lila nodded, determination showing between them.
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Tears lined my cheeks as I watched him sleep, and I didn’t even know when I fell asleep.
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The pale dawn rays creeping through the curtains stirred me awake, my hand instinctively reaching for Dane’s warmth. My hand touched a cool, empty sheet, and that realization jolted met fully awake. “Dane?” I called softly, sitting up and scanning the room. The silence was unnerving.
Putting on my robe, I ran to the door, my heart racing. The packhouse was abuzz with energy, a chaotic mix of shouts and hurried steps. My unease only deepened as I entered the hall.
“Where’s Dane?” I asked the first guard I saw.
The guard, wide–eyed and tense, stuttered, “I don’t know, Luna. But something’s happening near the main gates.”
Before I could press for details, a loud voice boomed from below. “Luna! Get down here!”
I ran down the stairs, my mind racing with possibilities. At the bottom of the stairs, Rowan was waiting, his face pale but determined. “It’s Dane,” he said, his grip tight on my arm.
My stomach churned. “What do you mean? Where is he?”
He moved his head toward the gates, where a small crowd had gathered. “He’s not in the packhouse, and there’s been activity. The guards spotted something.”
I pushed my way past him, heart racing. Outside, the morning,
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was clean, the type of crisp that should’ve cleared heads but only cemented the feeling of foreboding. Trajan met me halfway, his face somber.
“What’s happening?” I asked.
Trajan sighed deeply. “The gates were open with a crack this morning. One of the guards swore he saw Dane heading out before dawn, but…”
My breath caught. “But what?”
Rowan came forward with a small piece of crumpled paper in his hand. “We found this near the gate. It’s from him.”
I jerked it from his hand; my fingers were shaking as I unfolded it. The scrawled words froze my blood: I can’t let this go on. I’ll find a way for myself.
“What does he mean?” I whispered, clenching the note.
“He’s gone,” Trajan said in a low voice.
“No,” I said decisively, my head shaking. “He’s too weak, he won’t survive out there!”
Rowan set a steadying hand on my shoulder. “Luna, what are we going to do?”
My voice was barely above a whisper, yet it carried the weight of that resolution. “We find him. Now.”
