Chapter 34

KALLIRA

I did not sleep. The room was quiet, but my mind was not, and my wolf stayed alert through the night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the witness again and heard his last words.

"Hidden rite."

I sat up before dawn, already dressed, my attention fixed on the door. This was not my territory, and I refused to move through it like I belonged here.

"You should not wait," my wolf said.

"I am