The Oath and The Aura

ELARA POV

I stared up at Alpha Kaelen, my body freezing halfway off my stool. My heart was hammering so violently against my ribs I was certain the sound was echoing through the massive, quiet kitchen. His question hung in the heavy air between us, suffocating and sharp. *Elara, what do you know about your red wolf?*

*‘It was him!’* Lyra practically yelled in my head, her voice vibrating with a