Chapter 114
Kaeleen's POV
SOME HOURS BEFORE ASTRID COLLAPSED
The world compressed into a cage of blinding light and the low thrum of four idling engines. There was no fear. Fear was a luxury, an indulgence for those with time to feel it. In its place was a cold, sharp-edged clarity, an Alpha's assessment of a threat. This was not a random attack. This was a coordinated, professional ambush. This was Leon's work, or the Council's retaliation. It didn't matter which. The response would be the same.
My eyes scanned the perimeter. Four sedans, standard models, untraceable. The location was a dead zone a long, isolated stretch of highway flanked by dense forest, with no cameras for miles. A perfect killing ground.
They expected me to wait. To be intimidated. They didn't know me at all.
