y

Lyra?" Kaelan's sharp

eping my tone steady despite the unease curling

who suddenly has healing powers-powers that could shift the b

crossed my arms, forcing myself to ke

in his eyes as they narrowed. "I bel

d. However, I refused to give him the impression that I was weak. "Alp

re trying to see right through me and uncover any secret

Although I was restless about Kaelan's suspicions, something else pecked at my chest

wolf, from Kaelan's pack. Her name is Ella, sticking her head in. She appeared

asked me to check on you... and

gesturing for her to com

ble by the window and kept her eyes on

and gave a little laugh. "Y

rd stories about Omegas with rare abilities. But

n through me. "Sometimes it's be

f my words. "Well, Kaelan... he's a good Alp

aning back.

ded, her tone almost pleading, as if hoping I'd

nger, Ella?" I interru

shook her head. "No, I don't," But

t but I didn't let my guar

hts. As I mulled over her words, my mind drifted to the stories of Om

truth in those stories, more

the air was nearly oppressive, and my eyes were instantly drawn to a stran

able as his expression. "This is Aldric.

me up, trying to dissect everything about me with a single

ing his gaze with a def

's told me some interesting things about you. Healing powers,

gaze with a stony expression. "And

ous flashing in his eyes. "I'm here to see if you're a

appening," Kaelan interrupted, his tone clippe

er flaring in my chest. "I'm not

lculating. "Of course not. But you're

m and their prying questions. But I forced myself to stay, to keep my compo

you owe my pack your loyalty and if truly you're keeping s

ing my voice steady, even as

the weight of their suspicion bearing down on me. But

d still feel Aldric's calculating ga

dark hallway, her eyes wide wi

it felt hollow. "I'm fi

office. "Aldric... he's trouble. He's been

the unease growing strong

e was listening. "There were rumors... about experiment

sn't here just to observe. He was here to

d softly, my voice barel

ympathy and fear. "Be careful, Lyra. Aldric..

was here to expose me, to unearth whatever secrets he thought I was hiding. A part of me

as being monitored. I sat up and looked around the room, but no one was there. Yet,

ard a voice that echoed in the silence,

ra.

t was there was the suffocatin

d heard. What coul