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Chapter twenty three: dark side

Author: Lynda writes
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-02 12:07:12
Logan's pov

I stared at the note.

Rowan’s words bled into the skin like poison:

“We told you the game had only begun. Your move, Alpha.”

The blade holding it in place wasn’t just any silver. It was ceremonial, one of ours. From the pack vault. Locked, guarded, at least it was supposed to be.

He’d been planning this, not just watching. He had help.

I turned, storming past the mourning parents, the stunned guards. Fiona called after me, but I didn’t stop. I pushed through the crowd, heading straight for the one place no one had checked in weeks.

The old storage den.

Abandoned years ago after the last flood. No one used it anymore, except someone had. The moment I stepped inside, I smelled it.

Rowan.

His scent was buried beneath cedar and dust, but it was there. Lingering all through.

He’d been hiding in plain sight.

I moved deeper into the den. Crates lined the walls. Old maps, cured leathers, dull weapons. And in the far corner, a loose stone in the floor.

I pried it up with my blade
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