Chapter 64. Messengers of Shadows

Without wasting time, they slipped through hidden paths until they reached the rogue hills, where Zara waited in a guarded shack.

When she read the letter, her hands trembled.

The female spy had succeeded. The Gamma was in. The plan to strike at Damian from within had begun. But what chilled Zara most… was what would come next.

She should have been pleased.

But fear coiled in her stomach like a snake.

Lila.

She hadn’t told her yet.

Lila had warned her—threatened her—that failure would mean death. And though this letter brought progress, it wasn’t the victory Lila wanted yet. Still she went back to the pack, and hurriedly entered her assigned quarters.

Zara paced the cold ground of her room, clutching the letter tightly. Maybe she could hide the truth just a little longer… maybe—

A sharp knock.

Zara froze.

Then the door creaked open, and one of Lila’s dark-cloaked spies stepped inside, his voice hollow.

“Queen Li