ana

Chloe through our mind-link. It was a privilege of our childhood bond, one of the few

set?" My mental voice

esitation. "Adi, are you absolute

ff, my resolve hardening with every p

ecial treatment room on the third floor of the Pa

ow over my face. A baseball cap and a disposable face mask completed my disguise. I looked anonymo

floorboard seemed to groan in protest, threatening to betray my escape. I slipped out the

ien

ichols, Alpha of the Nichols Pa

escent Falls sprawled out below us, a kingdom at my feet. On the tablet in my hand was a photograph of her.

, insignificant Pack, known more for their poor business dealings than

nued, his voice professionally neutral. "Our sources confirmed her mo

he thought sent a jolt of unwelcome protectiveness through me. Or... was it something else? The

a mind-link to my cousin, Dr. Elias Vance,

l named Adriana Nichols. Find out

ade. I would see for myself what m

blurring past the tinted windows, when Eli

rification ritual.' It appears she's

ten degrees. My knuckles turned white

ication

ay my mark, my claim, the scent that d

hrough my veins. My wolf clawed at the inside of

," I snarled

ana

hospital. I found the treatment room Chloe had specified and leaned

end of the corridor ding

n step

ed his size. He wore a perfectly tailored black suit that hugged his broad shoul

e was something terrifyingly

it was just a coincidence. This was my

he

cal weight that pinned me to the spot. Though my face was

es eating up the distance. Each click of his expensive sh

in a deep shadow. The scent of cedar and leather was overwhelmi

ling murmur, laced with a

na Nic