Chapter 54. The Ultimate Betrayal

KYLE

Guilt ate at me on the long walk down to the kitchen. My wolf was angry with the decision to lie to Elijah. But he didn’t understand that my telling him the truth would only put him in danger.

Stupid wolf. Making me feel guilty for doing the right thing.

A sudden sound made my internal battle stop and my feet falter.

Someone was crying—sobbing, actually.

And I recognized the voice.

My legs started running before I had time to process what I was doing. Turning corners and running up a flight of stairs, I found myself in the main corridor of the packhouse.

My gaze fell onto the shaking form of a woman hunched over on the stairs. It was the luna.

She seemed beyond distraught, sitting on the steps in pajama bottoms and a white T-shirt.

Her body shook with sobs and her hands were covering her face.

“Luna?” I asked gently, trying not to scare her, but she jumped the moment I spoke. Her head snapped up and her tearful eyes co