Chapter 74

• “You’re not serious.” My voice trembled with disbelief as I stared at the figure in front of me.
• The figure standing in the shadows had been nothing but an enigma up until this moment. Now, facing him, I could finally see the truth in the cold set of his eyes. The leader of the new threat—the one who had set the pack on edge for weeks—was someone I never thought I’d see again.
• “I’m very serious,” Crown said, his voice low and controlled. “This is bigger than you think, Ava. You have no idea what’s really at stake here.”