Chapter 35: Unmasking the Traitor

The morning after the shadowy figure's disappearance felt like the calm before a storm.

The sunlight streaming through the windows of Silverwood's packhouse did little to chase away the darkness that clung to my thoughts.

I had spent most of the night wrestling with the revelation that my lineage tied me to the cursed Nightshade Clan, a lineage that put both me and my pack in grave danger.

But the worst part? The creeping suspicion that someone close to me—someone I trusted—was working against us.

My siblings had always been my rock, my closest allies in a world where trust was scarce. But now, doubt gnawed at me like a ravenous beast.

Could Alex, Julian, or Nate be hiding something? Something that could shatter the fragile peace we’d fought so hard to maintain?

I had to find out.

The tension was palpable as I gathered my brothers in the council chamber, the room where we had once made plans to protect Silverwood from external threats.

Now, I feared the real danger lay within our