Chapter 82

Summer's POV My heart raced as I studied Melissa's face. She looked terrified—her eyes constantly scanning our surroundings as if expecting Alpha Foster's enforcers to appear at any moment. "What is it, Melissa?" I asked, keeping my voice steady despite the anxiety twisting in my chest. "That he's planning something against the Blackwood Pack. Against you and Alpha Alexander." Her voice broke. "I couldn't stay silent. Not after how kind you always were to me." Lyra's hand found mine, squeezing gently in support. "How did you find me?" I asked, trying to process this disturbing information. "I've been watching the mall entrances for days," she admitted. "I knew you shopped here sometimes. It was the only place I could think to look without entering Blackwood territory directly." My mind raced with questions and concerns. Was this why Alexander had been called away so urgently? Did this have something to do with the "pack business" Ethan had mind-linked him about? "Melissa," I said caref