Chapter 81

Chapter 81 KAELOS Archer's latest report lay on my desk like shards of glass reflecting the threat. For three days in a row, border patrols had reported suspicious activity—footprints in places where no one should have been, strange smells lingering in the air, and most worryingly, several pack members reporting feeling watched. “Darius's expansion is faster than we anticipated,” Archer said, his voice low and full of concern. “Intelligence indicates he has recruited at least twenty new wolves in the last month.” I furrowed my brow, studying the map spread out before me. Red markers indicated the locations of reported activity, forming a pattern too organized to be coincidence. “How does he know about our patrol routes?” I asked, my fingers tracing the lines on the map. “This movement pattern... he's not guessing. He knows.” Archer was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath. “That's what worries me. Some of the information he has... should only be known to members of our inner ci