A second chance for the Alpha

rk. It was not a public place, nor a place that people frequented easily. Only pack members who knew Maelis as a trustworthy person dared to cross the boundari

and every word distorted, it was imperative to surround yours

into a small stone mortar. The healer, with her piercing gaze

spered, her fingers brushing the roo

ed to. Her reputation as a healer, but also as a cunning and discreet person, had traveled long before Alayn

oice. I want to strengthen my pos

tant curiosity. She rose silently, her

courage, and that's all that matters here. You want power, or at le

ed without

a determination she had n

a smile that is bo

nd others you must resist. But that's not all. There is a need to un

feeling more enlightened. She knew t

he young woman stood proudly, surrounded by a small group of supporters, and her gaze fell on A

I see that you are not ashamed to steal re

the art of sowing discord without getting her hands dirty. She had a sub

na replied in a calm tone, but the

at Maelis used for her remedies. The healer had carefully prepared

eleste said with a smug smile. You took some herbs f

erge of losing her temper,

ed. These herbs were taken b

furtively between the members present, and a rumor began to spre

se, a sudden scre

t's

scream. A young boy, one of Maelis 's assis

ook them to help an injured person, a

ed. Alayna took this opportunity to approach th

lling the truth, s

in her maneuver. Alayna , for her part, knew that she had just been confronted with another enemy in disguise, but also

sn't one to get involved in petty arguments, but he noticed something about Alayna .

stion burning on his lips was simple: why was Alayna , a simpl

ts. She knew that alliances were fragile, and that every gesture, every word, could be decisive. This is why, while pursuing

rontation with Celeste , even if it had been an obstacle, had become a gateway to other discuss

k, she heard voices nearby. One of them was undoubtedly that of Kael St

said heavily. She doesn't just follow

e responded, b

member has tried this, Kael . You k

re's something in his eyes. Som

at he had grown suspicious of her, but he was also intrigued. A flame had just been lit in his mind

as fragile, and that the slightest mistake could change everything. But she was ready for anything. After all, it