THE ALPHA WHO SCENTED MY SECRET
I've spent that week watching Wren train with renewed intensity, some fresh urgency clearly driving her since Ysolde's warning, and I find myself both proud of her dedication and quietly worried about the toll it's taking.
"There's activity there already," Piet reports, having volunteered for the scouting mission himself despite his continued probation, an offer I accepted readily given how thoroughly he's proven his loyalty since the rescue. "Small groups, moving carefully, clearly preparing the ground for something. We counted at least a dozen individuals over three days of observation, though we kept our distance to avoid detection."
I study his report with genuine pride at how far he's c