Chapter 263: Interrogations

ZADE

I watched Lake move toward the door, his careful steps betraying the weakness he was still recovering from. Something about the way he'd answered Lyn's questions—with brutal honesty but also with glaring omissions—made me think we'd only scratched the surface of what he knew.

"Lake," I called out, my voice cutting through the quiet that had settled after his departure. "Wait."

He stopped mid-step, and I saw his hand clench into a fist. The movement was subtle, but I'd been alpha long enough to recognize a defensive posture when I saw one.

His body had gone rigid, every muscle tensing like he was preparing for an...