Chapter 156

• Kiara
• Such an insidious place, a castle of shadows within the court of the Blood Moon Pack. Its walls, made of solid black stone, would absorb the torchlight. The carved wolf heads glared down as if judging silently. The air was filled with a smoky smell of cedar and had an almost metallic tang of tension.
• I stood in front of Alpha Kade, his throne behind him, made of bone and iron, stark-looking with crimson furs against the scarred lines of his body. His amber eyes were sharp but wary, met with mine, and at that moment, the weight of his power could be sensed—wealth and influence to rival any Alpha across the country, save for the Lycans.