Chapter 27

Author's POV

The Grimjaw Pack dining hall was unusually quiet that morning.

Alpha Gideon, Luna Maura, Torin Thorne, and Daphne had already taken their seats-but none of them had touched their food yet. For once, the usual clatter of silverware and forced pleasantries was absent.

When Wren finally emerged from the corridor, the atmosphere shifted. Luna Maura immediately stood, walking briskly towar