The Alpha's bane

ood still linge

controlled breaths. Around him, the pack remained tense, their gazes flickin

moment. Then, finally,

was sharp, laced with barely restrained

ing burn of the voice in his head. It wasn't the first time he'd

he admitted, his voice eve

eyes unreadable. "It wasn't here for the pa

hung heavy

e meeting hers. "You knew this was comin

flinch. "I

g on telling us?" His jaw was tight, his body still coiled with tension. "We just

sitation. "I didn't know when it

. His mind was still replaying the w

darkness, and yo

curse was, whatever they thought he was

him now, waiting for a

ice carrying authority. "Now isn't the time for specu

remained. The others started dispersing, murmurs rippling t

She was watching him careful

ked," she said finally, nodding

barely feeling the s

thing wasn't normal. You do

jaw ticked, but

arching look before turn

air still felt off, as if the presence hadn't completely faded.

wasn'

him tonight had only

time, it wouldn't leave