A Warrior's Fate (Wolves of Morai Book 1) by Melissa Kieran

Author:Melissa Kieran [Kieran, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

Sunlight glittered off the length of the river as the city square yawned awake, but the workers of the boutiques and eateries, who would typically spend the time preparing for the morning minutiae, were nowhere to be found. Instead, Isla came upon near-empty cobblestone streets, dulled crystals in the absence of moonlight, and air so tense and solemn, she thought it would suffocate her.

She’d sprinted to the call center, so fast she’d missed a few of the turns drawn out by Jonah and had wound circles around Mavec’s lower space. Her body was on autopilot; her mind lost in her mission, in its fight against panic. Kai was being challenged for alpha, and before she could let herself feel the weight of what that meant, she had to see if there was anything she could find out about what it was. Who it was. And if there was anything she could do.

There were three people inside the small corner store when she entered and judging by their weary appearances and poorly tucked-away makeshift beds, they’d been there all night. The woman behind the front desk gave a start as Isla stepped inside, her hand reaching reflexively to something beneath the counter.

Isla put her arms up slowly, showing she didn’t mean any trouble.

As the woman’s body relaxed, Isla began, “Are you—”

“There is still no additional news regarding the challenging of Alpha Kai.”

Isla snapped her head towards an older couple huddled in the corner of the room over a small radio broadcasting the Pack Report. The transmission was faint and grainy, but she picked up on what she could.

Reporters and journalists were already flocking the Pack Hall, even in the early hours, looking out for any member of the council, Beta Ezekiel, or Kai himself for any word or comment, but no one had emerged.

Twelve had died during the attacks last night. Among them, one of the pack’s deltas.

Over fifty people had been injured in some capacity, two of which were in critical condition.

And most of all, they urged the public not to panic.

“What a disaster,” the woman at the desk said softly.

But Isla couldn’t pay it any heed, too focused on listening as the reporter had gone on to comment on Kai—

“I’ve been around to experience all three of these alpha shifts—Rainer, Kyran, and now Kai—and I’d say I certainly had my doubts, but I’ve liked the alpha’s tenure so far. It’s easy to forget our leaders are people, and he rose to the occasion in circumstances that would’ve broken many of us, odds against him and all. He’s the youngest alpha to take the mantle in a while, sure, but he’s shown promise. I’ve liked his proposals for the pack these past few months and how he’s handled himself after the tragedies, not to mention his triumphs in the Hunt.”

“That begs the question, who would be foolish enough to challenge him,” another voice responded.

“We’ve heard the speculations.”

No elaboration was made, but Isla figured she knew what was being alluded to.

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