Chapter 4

I paced the guest wing that had become my prison, my mind racing with desperate thoughts. Madison's pregnancy announcement had been the final blow—a calculated move to cement her position and destroy mine completely. The mate bond in my chest throbbed with constant pain, a physical manifestation of Alexander's betrayal.

My wolf whimpered. *We need help. We cannot face them alone.*

"I know," I whispered, touching the window that overlooked the pack grounds. Outside, life continued as normal while mine crumbled around me. "There's only one person left who might help us."

Elder Thomas had been a friend of my…