Chapter 107

DEREK’S POV I was halfway through pulling on my coat when the message came in—my mother, Diana, had collapsed in Eliza’s pack. Eliza. I paused. My hand tightened around the edge of the dresser. I hadn’t even known my mother was there. What the hell was she doing in Eliza’s territory? And fainted? My heart jumped. I wasn’t used to hearing words like “fainted” and “Mom” in the same sentence. She was strong. Unshakable. If something had knocked her off her feet, then it had to be serious. Or had her illness flared up? I grabbed my things, ready to leave and get her myself, when a sharp voice echoed through the pack's inner mind-link. “Alpha! There’s movement at the eastern gates—you’ll want to see this.” a guard said. I cursed under my breath. What now? Storming out of the palace, I made my way toward the gates. I didn’t know what was happening but I had a feeling that something bad was coming. I reached the top of the hill overlooking the main entrance just as the gates opened. There the