Stella's phone buzzed on the wooden table, pulling her attention away from the map spread before her. She had been strategizing with Bryan and Emma about their next move against William and his experiments, but the sudden message caught her off guard. Her brow furrowed as she picked up her phone, staring at the unknown number that had texted her.
_"If you want to see your mother, come to the address below. Come alone."_
A knot tightened in Stella's stomach. Her mother? She had long believed her mother to be dead—lost in the chaos of the war with Derek's pack. The cryptic message sent a chill down her spine, but she couldn't ignore it. Whoever had sent the message knew something she didn't.
