Chapter 166

Caelan’s POV

I couldn’t sleep again. Not with everything going on. The attacks, Sienna trapped in the rites… it all pressed down like a weight I couldn’t shrug off. My wolf, restless and pacing inside me, wouldn’t quiet either. So I did what I always did when my thoughts got too loud, I patrolled. I was rounding the north edge of the omegas quarters when some movement caught my eye. A figure slipped between the buildings fast, but not fast enough. My body tensed. For a moment, I thought it could be one of the rogues again, but the scent that hit me told me otherwise.

Vanilla. Soft, sweet… familiar.

Valerie.

I froze for half a second . What the hell was she doing out here at this hour? She was moving low like she didn’t want to be seen. My jaw tightened automatically. The last time we spoke, it didn’t go well. I had