Chapter 5: The Healer’s Touch
Caleb Silver POV
Blood dripped onto the old book as I yanked my hand away from the blade hidden between its pages. The cut burned like fire across my palm. Someone had booby-trapped the old text about Triple Moon Bearers.
"Who would do this?" I muttered, watching crimson stain the yellowed leaves. The library around me was empty and quiet, but my mind raced with dark thoughts. This was no chance. Someone had put that thin, sharp metal deliberately to hurt whoever searched for information about Lily’s mark.
I wrapped my hand in my shirt to stop the blood, but it soaked through quickly. The cut was deep. I needed help, but Father and my brothers were busy with security after last night’s rogue attack. And I couldn’t trust just anyone with what I’d found.
Lily. I needed to find Lily.
I shoved the damaged book into my bag and rushed toward the nursery where Lily worked. My head felt light from blood loss by the time I pushed through the door.
"Can I help—" Lily’s words stopped when she saw me. "Caleb! What happened?"
The tiny house was warm and smelled like milk and baby powder. Three wolf pups slept in small cribs against the far wall. Lily rushed forward, her eyes wide with worry.
"Someone left a surprise in an old book," I said, showing my bloody hand.
Lily didn’t waste time with questions. "Sit," she demanded, pointing to a small chair. Her voice was strong – not what I expected from the quiet omega I’d watched from afar for years.
She moved with quick, sure steps, taking a wooden box from a shelf and filling a bowl with clean water. Nothing like the nervous girl from last night who had just learned she was linked to all three of us brothers.