Fated for the Alpha

she paced her room like a caged animal,

he pack, and they won't

her skin. She couldn't stay here, waiting for the nex

ho

r plays. She was an outsider, mistrusted by everyon

hts. Her gaze snapped to the door, her

open, and Killian strode in, his golden

he said, crossing her arms to hi

expression quickly turned

e've been doing?"

ehind him. "There's been another attack. A

ened. "Was a

a coincidence. Whoever sent thos

ds settling heavily on her shoulders.

his voice low. "But I can't protect you if

ed. "What makes you

her heart pound. "You don't have to trust me. But y

in her chest. She hated how much her body responded to him

reluctantly. "W

harp and confident. "We fin

, her heart racing as she watched the pack gather. Wolves of all ages filled the space, their

olden eyes sweeping over the crowd. When he s

t firm. "Rogues have crossed our borders twice in the past

ugh the crowd, tensio

ed, his gaze hardening. "If anyone here has info

ed the crowd, searching for any sign of guilt or fear

r way. Until this threat is eliminated, the packhouse will

ices overlapping as wolves argue

yes blazing as she stepped forward. "You're pu

ace. "If you have nothing to hi

m, but she didn't

wolves dispersing reluctantly. She caught Galen's e

ustration boiling over. She punched the training dummy r

a voice drawle

alen watching her,

ttered, turning b

ftening. "I can help you, Cas

weat from her brow.

"But we have to move carefully. If they suspect we

t of the situation pressing dow

packhouse, deep in the basement. It contains everything-territory disput

ened. "And how

th a faint smirk. "Meet me

o the basement later that night. Every creak of the flo

oom, Galen was already there,

?" he

d, her nerve

of dusty files and ledgers. The faint scent of mildew hung in t

related to your fathe

as she scanned the labels. She found a file labeled 'Gregor

p to the night of the attack. But something was off-several

is?" she murmured, show

wing. "Someone doesn't wan

eeper, the sound of foots

r wolf bristling

sed, shoving her

Cassia held her breath as

a familiar vo

cold as Lena's scen