Se connecterRavena's POV
The guard looked at me for just a second too long, like he was deciding whether to argue. But one look from me settled that quickly enough.
Ravena's POV Erik reached for his paper.He wrote one word and held it up.And the room went absolutely silent.Everyone was looking at the paper Erik held up. I could not see it from where I stood near the doorway, but I did not need to. I could read it in the faces
Ravena's POV The guard looked at me for just a second too long, like he was deciding whether to argue. But one look from me settled that quickly enough.He turned and walked back toward the gates.I straightened up and stood beside Erik. The road was quiet around us. A bird called from somewhere in the trees along the compound wall. Erik stared at the gate with his hands loose at his sides, his breathing slow, the
Ravena's POV I read the letter twice before I folded it along its original crease and set it down on the table in front of me, because if I held it any longer I was going to do something with my hands that I would regret.Erik was standing a few feet away. He had not moved since the guard came back. He had watched me read the letter with those quiet eyes, reading my face the way he always did when he could not read the room any other way.
The beta Caden rode hard and arrived at the Crestfall Pack before nightfall.He had delivered difficult news before as it came with the position. But standing at the gates of that compound, looking up at a house that had the particular stillness of a place where grief had moved in and never left, he felt the weight of what he was carrying more than usual.A servant led him inside without a word.Alpha Devrin was in
King Alaric's POV I leaned back in my chair and looked at the ceiling for exactly three seconds. Long enough to think but short enough that Cedric would not mistake it for uncertainty."We hold her," I said.Cedric blinked. "Your Majesty?""Astrid stays where she is.
King Alaric's POVI was in the middle of reviewing border reports when Elder Cedric walked in.He did not knock. He never knocked when the news was urgent, and I had long since stopped expecting it from him. The man had served my father before me, and he carried that history like armour. It gave him a particular kind of boldness that I tolerated because it was always earned."Your Majesty," he said, closing the door
Ravena's POVI hesitated, confused by the seriousness in his voice. "What are you thinking?"He shook his head, his jaw tight. "Don't mind me. Just go on, please."I studied his face for a moment, trying to understand what was running through his mind. But his expression gave nothing away. So I too
Ravena's POVThe noise dragged me from sleep before dawn had fully broken. I could hear voices, footsteps, and the clanging of metal outside my tent.Today was the day Astrid would face her punishment.I sat up slowly, feeling very exhausted. I had barely slept because Evander's voice kept replayin
Ravena's POVI stood outside Evander's tent, patiently waiting. The fabric walls shifted slightly in the evening breeze, and I could see shadows moving inside. Two figures were visible, one unmistakably Evander and the other Bastian.I crossed my arms and took a deep breath, trying to calm the nerv
The Third PovHigh-ranking officials from every major territory were in the grand hall, their fine clothes and jewels glittering under the chandeliers.This was more than a celebration. This was a display of power. Of hierarchy. Of who mattered and who did not.







