Chapter 19 – Realization

LAMIA

I woke up early at 5 am to a cold bed, sensing Kellen was not in my room. This was strange, as he was not an early riser. Heading for the shower, I sent him a quick mind link.

*Hey, where did you sneak off to?*

*We had a rogue issue again. We got called out at 3 am, heading back now. I didn’t want to wake you, babe. I will see you at lunch at school*

*OK, fill me in then. I have early training with Hunji*

I closed the link and stepped in, letting the warmth of the water soothe me. Rogues again, I thought. They have seemed to be persistent at our borders lately.

But why wouldn’t they wake me to come and help? Everyone knew I was the fastest and strongest wolf in the royal pack. It irked me a little, maybe more than a little. I felt like I was getting pushed further and further from being involved in pack business. OK, I may not be Kellen’s choice for Delta. I got over that, but still, I felt like I was being shoved to the sidelines more and more and it didn’t sit well with m