ana

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

set?" My mental voice

esitation. "Adi, are you absolute

ff, my resolve hardening with every p

uite on the third floor of the Pack hospital. I've cleared the schedule,

of relief sett

. A baseball cap and a disposable face mask completed my disguise. I looked anonymous, for

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

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

his voice professionally neutral. "Our sources confirmed that she left th

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

cleared a controlled treatment suite under an emergency code. It looks li

ten degrees. My knuckles turned white

cation p

dy. To destroy the imprint that told every w

hrough my veins. My wolf clawed at the inside of

," I snarled

ana

e Chloe had reserved and leaned against the cool wall outside it, my heart pounding wildly. Through the narrow window

a forest. It was a dangerous medical procedure, one that would force an Alpha

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