Chapter 72

• “Ava, we need to move fast,” Kade’s voice was steady, but the flicker of worry in his eyes betrayed the urgency of the situation. The moon hung high above us, casting long shadows through the trees as we prepared to leave the safety of the pack’s borders behind.
• I nodded, my heart pounding with the knowledge of what lay ahead. “I’m ready.”
• Crown’s gaze was hard as steel, his hands tense at his sides. He didn’t speak, but the energy radiating from him was enough to understand that he was determined—determined to protect me, protect the pack, and whatever this new threat was. It had become personal.