Chapter 53 Kieran’s Gamble

• The Burden of Leadership
• Kieran stood in the heart of Moonveil, the weight of responsibility pressing down on his shoulders like an iron yoke. The sun had barely begun to rise when the news of Elara’s departure reached him. At first, he had refused to believe it. She wouldn’t have left without telling him. She wouldn’t have abandoned the pack when they needed her the most.
• Yet, the truth stood before him in the form of an empty chamber and a hastily written note left behind.