I push the heavy stone key into the lock and swing the massive double doors open. It’s a room so deep in the Hall of Petitions that no one even knows it’s here, but I found it.
She walks in, and I follow close behind.
“Will it work?”
She glances back at me and smiles. “I was the High Beta for a while.”
“I remember,” I murmur respectfully.
“I hated it.”
I don’t say anything. She turns back to the massive room. It’s got stone tables and natural lighting from the glowing quartz on the walls. It’s a bit cold, but that’s common in rooms this deep in the Hall.
“It’s perfect.”
“It has what you need?” I ask.
“Yes. Please, don’t tell anyone anything.”
“Of course, not. From one High Alpha to a High Beta, it will be our secret.”
She ducks her head.
“Call me Sorcha.”
“Sorcha? It’s nice to officially meet you. I am sorry for the last time we met. I call myself Cadel.”
Flames flicker through her hair, but they’re dim as if they are going out.
Sorcha? Jarek’s sister was involved in this?
I slam into the wall, holding the wolf back. It bares its teeth at me, saliva runs into my fur as it snaps its teeth dangerously close to my face. Growling and hissing.
Get a grip! Stay. Here,I command myself.
It works for two seconds. Until it doesn’t.
He catches my upper arm and smiles widely.
“I’m sorry, do I know you?”
My temper presses on me, but I smother it. I’ve got a job to do. If I do it, I can see her again.
“I’m the Alpha of Night, and I just wanted to introduce myself before I go.”
“Go where?” I bark, seizing on his words.
He shakes his head and leans in so we’re cheek-to-cheek.
“Remember me, Alpha. You have to remember me.”
Then he pulls free and disappears..
When I look up, I see the All-Seer watching me with sad eyes.
Kendric! I moan in my mind. He was a god?
His whispers are ringing in my ears, and his words are mixing everything inside out.
