Everyone wanted to know how I planned to turn the tides, when the power within our pack would finally shift.
But at such a critical moment, I couldn't reveal anything.
"Soon. When Aurora grows restless enough to summon us back, that's when everything will fall into place."
While the pack-link buzzed with celebration, a new recruit suddenly sent me a private message.
"Alpha Aurora, Lyra Nightshade is claiming in the group that half the territory belongs to her, and she's promising paid leave to the entire Tracker Den! She must have lost her mind from desperation—spouting such nonsense!"
She recalled the message almost immediately, but I had already seen it.
I'd long suspected Aurora had planted a spy within my team. Now I'd flushed them out.
I removed the new recruit from the pack-link without hesitation. She became the only member of the Tracker Den who wasn't officially banished.
Rowan Ashclaw had been with me the longest and knew my situation better than anyone.
Her voice came through the communication rune, heavy with worry.