The Alpha’s Rejected Human Luna
It’s a different room than the one where they plotted the Rite, but the stakes feel just as high.
Maps are spread across the heavy wood, ink lines marking our borders, the neutral stretch, Morwen’s sanctuary, and Blackridge territory. Small stones and carved tokens dot the surface—patrol units, known rogue nests, vulnerable villages.
I stand on the opposite side of the table from Ronan, close enough to see the strain in his face, far enough that I don’t feel like I’m being absorbed into his shadow.
Cassian is at my right. Leo at Ronan’s left. Morwen leans against a wall, staff across her knees. Naomi and Bella stand a pace back from the table, but within earshot.