She pieced together the scent trail.Her Alpha had taken Lyra to meet his closest circle upon arrival in the Volkov territory.All of his inner circle knew and offered their loyalty to the union.Only she,his current political Mate,had been kept outside the circle of knowledge.
After all,only the Volkov elders knew the full terms of their coerced binding.Kian had never introduced Selena to his allies as his true Mate.Even when they were present at territorial summits,everyone simply assumed Selena was a high-ranking asset brought in through the blood debt.
“Luna Selena?”Barnaby arrived at the secured garage and saw Selena’s personal transport still running.Confused by the residual distressed scent,he moved to check on her.
Selena hurriedly wiped the tears from her cheeks.Feigning ignorance of his approach,she ignited the engine and drove swiftly out of the den’s grounds.
After a tense drive,Selena arrived at the Dark Moon Conglomerate tower,calm and cloaked in composure.She never allowed personal pain to compromise her duty to the pack.This time,she focused her entire formidable will on her work.