The Rogue's Secret Heir
Elena noted.
"We don't need the roads," Kaelen said, his eyes scanning the steep, forested ridge to the east. "The old border routes through the Shadow Ridge belong to the outer Beta houses, clans that remained neutral during the purge five years ago. Families who swore oaths to my father, not to Torin or the Council Elders."
Leo looked up, holding onto the strap of Elena’s backpack. "Will they help us?"
Kaelen knelt down, his expression softening as he looked at his son. "If they remember what honor means, yes. But first, they need to see that the bloodline of the Bloodmoon Pack hasn't been extinguished."