Chapter 111

Delilah's POV:

Panic clawed at my chest as the unsettling thought nudged at the back of my mind. It was a full moon; the night of horrors when dozens of rogues were roaming around in search of prey. What if something horrible had happened to Xee? Why else the whole pack would be filing out of the mansion with ruthlessness shining in their eyes? It must be bad.

Adeline and I exchanged a worried look, none of us had any clue as to why the whole pack was howling in loss and anger. She opened her mouth to say something but I was already sprinting out of the room. Fleeing down the stairs, taking two at a time, I reached the landing and frantically looked around in search of anyone who could have information.

A bunch of women were standing at the door, bare feet and in their sleeping gowns. Some were clutching their chest whereas others were gawking out the door in utter horror. For a fleeting moment, I wondered how bad it would have felt to see off your man time and time again for the war