Chapter 19

• The clearing fell into a charged silence after my words, the weight of the moment pressing down on all of us. I could feel the eyes of the pack shifting between me, Damian, and Elijah—unsure of where their loyalties should lie, their trust cracking like fragile glass. But beneath the fear, there was something else.
• Doubt.
• Elijah took a step forward, his eyes locked on mine. That familiar darkness radiated from him, a power he no longer bothered to conceal.