Chapter 107

Alexis's POV

“A friend wants to know how you're doing.”

That was all it said. Just a few words, but they hit me like a lightning bolt.

I stared at the note, my mind spinning. Who was this from? Could I trust it? Was this really a message of hope, or was it some sort of trap?

I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the words over and over again.

I tucked the note carefully into the folds of my dress.

What does the note mean?

Who was the friend?

After I had left the council room, my mind was buzzing with everything that had happened. Alpha Kane had introduced me to the Elders, and I was no longer just another prisoner in his pack. I was now his soon-to-be Luna. The weight of that realization hit me as I walked and the thought of being tied to him in such a way made my stomach twist.

The memory of that stranger’s greeting flashed back into my mind. The man who called himself Bergan, Alpha Kane's Zeta, who had approached me outside the council room, someone I’d never seen before, had h