Chapter 13

• Darius’s POV
• The room felt heavier than usual, the silence hanging between Ivy and me like a storm waiting to break. She stood in front of me, arms crossed, her sharp gaze cutting through the layers of tension.
• I exhaled slowly, trying to steady myself under the weight of everything unsaid. “Why would you think I’d set aside my role as the future Alpha and become a hindrance to the clan? And what use is Alera to cause a rift between us?”