f the trees whispered with the cold wind. Isla, covered in blood and dust, stood at the edge of a small hill, watching the pack that now

he could conceal. Yet something had changed. The tension between them was palpable, more than ever. The proximity of t

he small gestures Levi made, the responses that didn't quite settle, the way he hid behind his cold façade. A jolt of distrust ran down her spine. It

't escape him. He knew he couldn't hide what was happening inside him. Not just the war for power and control, but something far more i

had noticed the tension in his eyes, a strange gleam, something that didn't match the calculatin

n't keep acting like everything was under control, like ambition was the only thing that mattered. Isla had changed him

uld continue, a distant shout interrupted them. Someone was running toward

voice was filled with desp

uild in her chest starting to take form. She knew this wasn'

sked, the hardness of he

speaking, and that only heigh

Isla felt her whole body tense, her heart pounding in her chest. -A

How? Who? Everything she had built was starting to crumbl

go unnoticed. The distrust was evident, and his eyes, which once conveyed col

r pack? -Levi asked with unwavering co

dn't allow her leadership to be questioned by Levi or by anyone else. Yet, a seed of doubt began to grow

e, as if everything around

early. She couldn't afford to waste more time. The situation was getting more complicated. If she didn

d, but the doubt remained in

ury. Levi hadn't left, though he too knew he couldn't act alone, at least not without Isla. They

ee through him. She knew something had broken inside him, even though she couldn't yet identify what it

afford to be weak, but something within her also longed to know the trut

his eyes fixed on hers. It was a

ith uncertainty. He wasn't the Levi she had known. There was some

yal within her own pack and the lies that had been weaving aro

rything she had believed about loyalty and power wa

. Isla realized something: in this game, s

he most painfu