Thelma's POV

"Everything is a trap at this point." Luna started walking toward the pack house. "Come. Both of you. We'll meet Xavier at the gates under formal parley rules. If he's here to help, we'll know. If he's here to take you..." She glanced back at me. "Then we'll deal with that too."

Theo and I followed her, but I noticed he kept distance between us. Every time we got close, that white-gold light would flicker, and he'd move away. He was afraid of our combined power. Afraid of what it meant. Afraid of me.

I didn't blame him. I was afraid too.

We reached the main gates where...