Chapter 62: The Traitor’s Shadow
ARIA POV
The knife flew past my ear, missing by inches before thudding into the wall behind me. I dropped to the ground, my heart pounding madly in my chest.
"Who’s there?" I called out, searching the shadows of the pack’s meeting hall.
The room should have been empty this late at night. I’d come to check the maps we’d left earlier, hoping to find some tip about where the human-wolf hybrids might strike next. Instead, I found trouble waiting for me.
A person darted toward the exit. Without thinking, I jumped forward, tackling them to the ground. We rolled across the floor, knocking over chairs. My attacker was strong but I was angry. With a growl, I pinned them down, my eyes shining in the darkness.
"Mira?" I gasped, recognizing my best friend’s face. "What are you doing?"
Her eyes wouldn’t meet mine. "Let me go, Aria."
"Not until you tell me why you just tried to stab me!" I gripped her wrists tighter, noting a strange mark on her forearm – a tiny symbol that looked like a moon broken in half.
"You weren’t supposed to be here," she mumbled.
My stomach dropped. Mira – my only friend when I was just a nobody omega – was trying to hurt me?
"Who are you working for?" I demanded, my voice cracking.