Daisy froze the second the mind link hit her, her entire body going stiff like she had just been caught doing something she couldn’t explain her way out of. Her lips parted slightly, but no words came out, no response sent back through the link.
"Damon..." she said finally, her voice barely steady, her eyes darting toward him. "Ravyn is at the pack house."
Before Damon could even process that, another mind link cut straight into his thoughts, sharp and demanding.
’Damon, where is Daisy? She didn’t answer me. I came to surprise her, but Bryan isn’t in his room. I already mind linked with his tutors, and they said he hasn’t been at the academy for the past two days. What’s going on?’
This time, Damon felt it. That sudden, sinking tension, and or a split second, he didn’t know what to say, didn’t know how to respond without setting something off.
He had wanted to tell Ravyn the truth about Bryan’s condition before things got worse, but Daisy had always stopped him, always insisted she had everything under control.
Now look where that had gotten them? There was no point hiding it anymore. ’Alpha, Bryan is at the hospital,’ Damon replied through the mind link.
The connection dropped instantly after that. Damon exhaled slowly, turning to Daisy with a look that said everything she didn’t want to hear. "You need to get ready," he told her. "He’s on his way."
Panic flickered across her face, but she didn’t have the luxury of breaking down right now. Her mind started racing, grasping at anything that could sound like an excuse, something that would soften the blow before Ravyn got here.
But when Ravyn finally walked in, he didn’t look angry but rather worried.
His presence filled the space immediately, his sharp gaze scanning everything in seconds, his suit still crisp, like he had come straight from the office without even stopping to breathe.
Daisy didn’t waste a second. She rushed into his arms, her entire demeanor changing so quickly it almost felt unreal. One moment she had been panicking, and the next, she was soft, relieved, affectionate.
Damon watched it happen, and something in him twisted. Now he really saw it, just how dangerous Daisy could be.
"Ravyn," she said, her voice warm, almost playful as she wrapped her arms around him. "You didn’t tell me you were coming. I would’ve planned something special for you."
She stood slightly on her toes and kissed him, her lips lingering just long enough to sell the moment.
Ravyn kissed her back without hesitation, a faint smile forming as he pulled away. "I wanted to surprise you," he said. "There’s been a lot going on in the city. Seraphine has been causing more trouble than expected."
Daisy’s lashes fluttered slightly, but she stayed composed. Ravyn continued, his tone shifting into something more serious. "She took down Alpha Gray and Alpha Riven. They’re working under me now, which made it possible for me to come back to the pack."
Damon’s eyes flickered with surprise. He had heard the news about the fall of both Alphas, everyone had, but he had no idea Seraphine was behind it. That woman, she wasn’t just dangerous, but unpredictable like a double-edged sword.
She could cut both ways depending on where you stood on either of her sides. Damon was glad to be on her good side if not, perhaps he would have been wallowing in regret by now.


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