Chapter 49

I hurried through the hallways of the pack house, my heart racing as I tried to avoid drawing attention to myself. The thing is, any attempts that I would make at avoiding attention would often lead to attention being drawn towards me. I had just returned from the secret room in the attic where the wounded man lay, unconscious and hidden from prying eyes. My mind was filled with thoughts of him, of the dangerous plot that threatened our pack's alpha, and the burden of keeping this secret from everyone, including my stepsister, Zoe.

As I descended down the staircase, my eyes caught sight of Zoe standing at the bottom,She was looking up at me with scrutinizing eyes. I rolled my eyes already anticipating the argument that was going to follow. What was she going to say? Would she accuse me of watching her boyfriend or would she come to make a point on how she had insulted me their previous time?

When I reached the bottom of the stairs I noticed that her eyes were shifted from me and towa