Chapter 117

Cormac’s jaw tightened, shadows deepening along his cheekbones as the lantern light flickered across his face. The courtyard had grown quieter around them—wolves were beginning to notice the shift in energy, the crackle of something dangerous in the air. Music still played in the distance, but it sounded muted, almost drowned beneath the rising storm between the two Alphas.

“We will let the Counc