Chapter 86

Chapter Title: The Calm Before the Fury

*(King Augustus’ POV)*

The morning sun filtered through the curtains, casting a golden hue over the room as I sat behind my desk, going through reports from the previous night’s patrol. The pack had been unusually quiet lately, but I knew better than to let my guard down. There was always something brewing, especially with the rogues lurking around, and I needed to stay ahead of it.

Still, my mind kept drifting to Laura—no, *Lawi*, as she insisted on being called. She had been a mystery since the day she arrived, and despite our countless encounters, I couldn’t figure her out. She was brave, undeniably so, but she carried secrets, layers she refused to peel back, no matter how much I pressed. And yet, there was something about her that unsettled me, something that made it difficult to focus on anything else when she was around.

The knock on the door snapped me out of my thoughts.

“Come in,” I called, setting the papers aside.

The door opened, an