Chapter 106

Ronan's POV

Soren’s second message arrived before dawn. Lucien brought it to my room because he had been awake watching the southern trail, and for once neither of us made a joke about his timing.

The new pulse had reached Black Hollow. A young guard had asked to leave her post when the shift changed, then found herself turning back toward the gate. No Alpha had spoken. She had been thinking that I would want the keep protected. Tamsin had noticed her shaking and walked her away from the wall until the feeling passed.

I read the account twice. I had never met the guard.

“Soren thinks the station was one route among several,” Lucien said. “The order may be spreading through the older territory marks.”

“He may be. I want Tamsin’s account before we say the route has spread.” I handed hi