Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 32

Nathan bowed his head, though doubt lingered in his eyes.

Arianna, still confined to the holding room beneath Cassian's main hall, paced the small space like a caged predator. Her lips twisted into a sneer as she thought of Aurora, safe and protected while she was left to rot.

She glanced toward the door, where the young wolf she had bribed earlier stood guard. His nervous shifting told her he was still susceptible to manipulation.

"Hey," she called out, her tone sweet and coaxing.

The guard turned, his expression wary. "What do you want?"

Arianna leaned against the wall, her eyes glinting with feigned vulnerability. "I just want to talk. It's so lonely down here, and I'm starting to wonder if anyone even cares about what happens to me."

The guard hesitated, his grip on his weapon tightening. "You're here because you tried to hurt someone."

to protect Fenrir's interests.

softening. "That sting of being overlooked, underappreciated. It's not fair,

tightened, but he

she had

mind heavy with thoughts of Fenrir's impending arrival. Nathan

from the patrols," Nathan said, handing him

it, scanning the contents. The scouts had confirmed Fenrir's presence near the northern border, along with a group of

strike," Cassian muttered,

nodded. "What's

gaze hardened. "We hold the borders. If Fenrir crosses,

before speaking again. "And Arianna? She's already tried to undermine the pack once. We can't risk her

up until this is over. If she