SOLD TO THE ALPHA KING
I asked.
Leila hesitated for half a second too long.
Then she said it.
“Callum Thorne.”
Silence.
No one moved.
Not even Raven.
Leila continued, voice lower now, “He is not two territories away.”
Declan turned slightly toward Raven, “That is impossible.”
Raven did not answer immediately, and that was answer enough.
Leila’s eyes flicked between all of us, “He is standing at the gate right now,” she said, “and he is asking specifically for Bailey.”