52. Repaying

[Caius]

“Are you really letting go of Kathryn?” my beta asks once Isaac has left.

“How did you enter the room without my permission?” I ask instead of answering.

“You weren’t paying attention, I knocked,” he snarks. I snap the file I was going through, close, and turn to see him shooting me a pointed look.

“You are going ahead of yourself, don’t you think?”

“Am I?” he asks, baring his neck in mock submission.

“Did you check on Harmony?” I divert the subject. I look at him intently as he tenses.

“Yes. She is well.” His clasped hands tightened.

“Okay good, you—” There’s a series of knocks on the door which conveys urgency.

“Come in.”

“Alpha, there’s an attack near the west border,” Derek, a pack patroller, reports. Lorcan growls and asks, “Is it between Greenwood and the crescent pack again?”

“No, Beta. It’s an attack. On our border. We are trying to suppress them but they might be from-” he peers at me and my frown deepens.

“It’s… Alpha Deimos’ men.” The name stupefies me. The