Alaric's mind raced, trying to process the werewolf's cryptic message. "A conspiracy? A ritual?" he muttered under his breath, his eyes narrowing as he tried to fit the pieces together. This wasn't just about a stray werewolf encountering Adrianna—there was something far darker at play.
James clenched his jaw, his eyes darting back to where the werewolf had vanished. "Did he say Xavier? The alpha? What would an alpha want with a human girl, especially one he's not mated to?" James's words hung in the heavy silence that followed. They both knew werewolf packs rarely involved humans in their affairs, and especially not in such dangerous matters.
