Chapter Eighty-Two - Calm Before the Storm

Ella's POV

I jolted awake well before dawn, pulse already thrumming with restless energy. Today was no normal day of routine pack duties, but one I both anticipated and dreaded in equal measure - the expedition to finally end River's reign of terror.

It's been a week after our Alpha's burial

And we're keeping the pack in line.

Careful not to disturb Jayden's sleeping form beside me, I slipped silently from beneath the blankets out into the cold predawn air, letting its bite steady my nerves.

He's been trying a lot to cope with his father's death. Keeping the pack and his twin brother in Coma.

There was much to accomplish before we could set everything for the revenge we planned, seeking the justice and closure my entire being carved. Brian and all the others lost deserved no less.

Pulling on a simple tunic and breeches, I secured my hair tightly back before making my way down to the healing rooms by memory alone, not needing light to navigate these familiar halls.

I had walked this