My Brother 24
(Scarlett’s POV) The voice on the other end of Hunter’s call stopped me cold. My breath caught, my grip on the phone tightening until my knuckles turned white “Scarlett,” the voice said. Deep, commanding, and unmistakable. Roman The name hit me like a tidal wave. My mind reeled, my chest tightened, and for a moment, I forgot how to breathe. e need to talk.” “111 arrive at the eastern border before dusk,” he continued, his tone even and firm. There was no hesitation. No room for argument. “Wer Before I could muster a response, the call ended, leaving me in silence. I stared at the phone in my hand, half expecting it to buzz again, to give me some excuse to dismiss his presence. But the silence stretched, heavy and suffocating. Roman I lowered the phone, but my thoughts refused to settle. Roman was coming here. Tonight. My wolf, Cora, stirred uneasily beneath my skin. She didn’t like the idea of Roman being so close again, of the memories his name dredged up. But I couldn’t stop thinking about him, about us, and everything that had been left unsaid. Images from the past tumbled through my mind like waves crashing against the shore. Roman standing by my side, his blue eyes fierce and protective, teaching me how to fight when I was too small to hold my ground, Roman shielding me when the rogues attacked, his wolf, Logan, a blur of power and rage as he tore through our enemies. Roman’s voice, low and steady, calling me his “ttle flame when frustration from my training brought me 10 tears. My breath hitched as the memories swirled, mixing with quilt. I had left him. I had left them. Three years felt like a lifetime ago, but I could still see the pain in his eyes when I made the decision to leave the Thorn Pack. I told myself it was for the best, that I needed to find my own way. But how could I ignore the fact that Roman had built a world of protection for me, only for me to walk away from it? And now, he was coming here, not as Roman, the foster brother who watched over me, but as Roman, the Shadow Alpha. The leader of the powerful Thor Pack. The man who secretly controlled the Shadow Organization, a force that even the Northern packs feared. How had I not known? The weight of his secret settled on my chest, making it hard to breathe. I clenched my fats, my nails biting into my palms. He had always been calculated, focused, but never like this. The Roman I knew would’ve told me. I glanced out the window of my office, looking toward the eastern horizon, Dread pooled in my stomach, and my wolf growled softly, unsettled. “Roman.“I whispered softly, his name tasting like ash on my tongue. I fought the urge to call Hunter back. To demand answers about why Roman was summoning me now, after all this time. But my pride wouldn’t let A sharp vibration cut through my thoughts, and blinked, startled. My phone buzzed on the table again, and I grabbed it quickly, half expecting it to be Roman again. It wasn’t “Luna Sarah” I muttered bitterly as I saw w the name flashing across the screen. 172 I connected the call but didn’t bother hiding the icy tone in my voice. “What do you want?”…