Chapter 162

*Lyra*

The night air was heavy—too still, too silent. It pressed against my skin like a warning, a whisper of something dark and terrible on the horizon.

I stood on the balcony of the Alpha house, my arms crossed tightly over my chest as I stared out into the darkness. The forest that bordered our territory was a wall of shadows, and somewhere beyond it, Dane was waiting. Watching.

The thought sen