Chapter 164
The howls did not stop.
They spread across the territory in waves, rising from different parts of the forest until the sound became impossible to ignore. Ariana felt it deep in her chest, not just hearing it, but feeling the unease moving through the wolves outside the house.
Something had changed.
And every wolf in the territory felt it.
Inside the room, nobody spoke for several long seconds.
Lucien remained near the doorway, his expression calm but watchful while Ryder looked increasingly unsettled with every distant howl echoing through the mountains.
Kael stood beside Ariana without moving, but she felt the tension inside him immediately. The pressure surrounding him had changed again after Lucien's revelation, heavier now, quieter, but far more dangerous beneath the surface.
"What are they reacting to?" Ariana asked quietly.
Nobody answered right away.
Then Lucien finally spoke.
"They can feel the Lycan waking."
The words settled heavily into the room.
