Chapter 90

Cerys's POV

The morning chaos hadn't rattled me in the slightest. Brutus had been at my side, the battle-hound's growls and snaps a familiar rhythm in my veins. The world moved around me, and I moved within it, untouched, unshaken.

But when Valerius returned that evening, he took the time to lay everything out clearly.

His voice was calm, yet sharp with the weight of a pack Alpha. He told me about