ry'

dangling over the precipice as the biting win

peaceful-a mocking contrast to

re active. Rows of leather tents lined th

mmander's tent, a massive recurve

h instant, bitter mem

agues. Maybe I wasn't good enough for him, my wolf whispered bitterly. He w

muttered to myself, pushing off t

. I spun around, my hand instinctive

led, relaxing my

cratch his goatee-his dead giveaway when his nerves were shot. "Yo

rrowing. "You should be runni

ying dumb. "Wha

I mean. Where were yo

shrugged, though his eyes darted toward th

nterrogate every single guard and tracker who entered the inner lodge last n

color draining from his face

uild," I lied smoothly. It was terrifyingly easy to read him. Yet, that same

you witnessed in that corridor last night. N

eyes. "But Ivory, the Alpha's trackers are already

ff, my voice turning to steel. "I'll e

g. "How? You two look like you're ready to

onally and personally," I said coldly. "It make

ted bitter

uring for him to follow me

d his throat. "There's some

turned to

bomb, "Ten pups went missing from the east

ing? That's impossible. Sect

ust found them. They are lying at the base of t

in confusion, "W

are

" I shouted, gr

eplied, shak

I pulled him and we

igo whispered, falling into step beside me

e are no claw marks. They look shriveled, sis. Like s

ion he gave m

as we broke through the final line

e my knees in

ups, lying

wounds. Their small bodies were completely shri

ed through the damp air-a scent I recognized ins

manufactured by the royal alchemists of the

ogue wild animal attack. The new Luna had barely been inside our borders for six hou

brother

ou don't think th

o such thing as coin

He held

Luna of sabotage right now. Think about your reputation. What

ins that I'm right

or once?" he pleaded, his voice

go," I

either you support

to ruin the woman who stole my

ircle of ash-grey bodies. I needed proof- hard, irrefutable proof

ened my stomach as I knelt b

of damp moss at the center of

d pulled it free.

art r

some ordinar

to disperse Nightshade. For a moment, the e

pon, and a Shadowmoon Luna who

rigo whisper

he distant sound of music drifted across the orchard t

the glowing lights of th

rm, "Sis, wait. What

tened around

going to congrat