Chapter 116 – The War That Starts Inside the Pack
POV: Liora
By the time the sun rose the following morning, the entire fortress knew.
Nobody admitted to spreading the news.
Nobody claimed responsibility.
Yet somehow every corridor carried whispers.
Every room contained speculation.
Every conversation stopped the moment someone important entered.
Kael's brother was alive.
The impossible truth moved through the fortress faster than wildfire.
I didn't need reports to know it.
I could feel it.
The atmosphere had changed.
The fortress felt different.
Uneasy.
Unstable.
Like a structure that looked solid from the outside while fractures spread beneath the surface.
I stood near one of the upper windows overlooking the central courtyard and watched wolves gather below.
Training continued.
Patrols continued.
Daily responsibilities continued.
On the surface, everything appeared normal.
But normal was an illusion.
The wolves weren't focused on their duties.
