Chapter 144. Time Ticking By

Caleb’s POV

I was standing in the middle of the room, feeling like the walls were closing in around me. The air felt thick with tension, and I couldn’t understand what was happening. The silence was deafening, broken only by the frantic rustling of my father, Alpha Camden, as he tried to get a hold of the Chrone of the Lunar coven. His hands trembled as he dialed the number for the third time.

“No answer. This isn’t right,” my father muttered, his voice low, almost as if speaking louder would make things worse. He looked over at me, his face a picture of unease. “Caleb, something’s wrong. I think there is something going on in that coven.”

“Then we need to go to the coven’s territory.” I told him, urgency coloring my voice. “We need to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late.”

“Caleb, it’s not that simple.” My father shook his head. “I need to get permission from the local pack first or this can be seen as a sign of war.”

I ran a hand thr