Chapter 99

“Miss Aurora, I urge you to rest for a while,” Linda said. “With a clearer mind, you’ll be better equipped to make decisions. Since the plan is already in motion, we can't rush or force them.”

Exhaustion weighed heavily on me; I hadn’t slept in nearly 40 hours. Perhaps Linda was right. “Please, inform me immediately if anything changes,” I requested, my voice barely above a whisper.

“Yes, Miss Aurora,” Linda replied.

I made my way to Alex's bedroom with each step feeling heavier than the last, collapsing onto the bed. The scent of his body lingered, and I succumbed to sleep as tears silently streamed down my face.

‘Alex…’

***

The next morning

“Nadine,” Damien called out, his voice tinged with urgency after receiving a distressing phone call from his family within the pack. “How likely is it that 3,000 of our people were poisoned naturally?”

“What?” Nadine’s voice was a mix of confusion and shock.

“I fear someone has tainted our water supply with a slow-acting poison. It's nearly imper