The Hidden Luna Queen (Maeve and Xaden) novel Chapter 103

In any other case, I would have agreed with them.

However, this was the closest we had gotten to all-out war with our neighbor in our many years of tension. If we didn’t play our cards carefully, then we would lose before it even fully started. And I was not willing to accept more losses than was necessary.

“Spirit won’t keep our men safe!” I rebuked. “We shouldn’t put all those lives on the line if we don’t have a plan.”

Both of my brothers looked ready to protest some more until Father cut them off. “Xaden is right,” he admitted. “We need to be careful with how we approach this. We cannot risk making even the slightest error.”

Lucas looked frustrated. “But why?” he pressed. “Why are we being so careful all of a sudden?”

Father’s face marred with wariness, forcing us into silence. “There’s something strange about what’s been happening,” he noted slowly, as if lost in thought. “The Bear Shifters… they seem to have become more bold with their attacks as of late.”

Henry’s brow furrowed. “Perhaps that king of theirs hired a new commander.”

“No, this has nothing to do with leadership,” Father dismissed him. “Their tactics have changed. They’re becoming more and more unpredictable. Not only that, but they were somehow able to find the exact location of our patrol camp within days of us setting up there.” Judging by the resolute tone of his voice, he seemed to already have a good theory lined up.

“What do you think is happening, Father?” I prodded.

“I… think we need to look into the possibility that we might have a mole somewhere in our ranks.”

That revelation seemed to freeze the room. I felt a cold chill run up my spine. A spy… it unfortunately made sense. But if it was true, then several questions remained that needed to be answered.

Who would do such a thing? And why?

“A mole?” Lucas balked after a long moment. “You think one of our men is helping the enemy?”