Chapter 145

Lucius's POV The monthly pack meeting was dragging on longer than usual. I sat at the head of the conference table, listening to reports about rogues that had been spotted near our territory borders. "They haven't attacked anyone," Parker, one of my senior enforcers, explained while pointing at the digital map. "But they've been seen at these locations in the past week." I narrowed my eyes. "Testing our defenses?" "It seems that way, Alpha Lucius," one of the senior warriors nodded. "They appear, watch from a distance, then disappear before our patrols can engage." I drummed my fingers on the desk. "Increase patrols along the eastern boundary. I want—" A sudden mental nudge interrupted my thoughts. "Alpha, there's an emergency." Adam's voice echoed through our mind-link. "What is it?" I responded silently. "It's Miss Claire. She's been taken to the hospital. Alpha Klein took her there." My heart stopped. Claire? Hospital? And with my uncle? "We'll continue this discussion next week," I