a

ty and quiet. Only one street light was still working. I st

en

like flowers and rain. My chest felt tigh

Now. She

out loud. My vo

e she left. She said she

, calm

ad. You felt the bond. It was strong. S

She had to tell her pack. She has a

ngs with

f her was everywhere. I pulled out my phone and called To

Torre

Silver Crest Pack. Find me everything you can

pause. "Is this pa

d. "This is

me for three years. He had never hea

id carefully. "Give

he car. Raven

can feel it. Somet

id. "She jus

is loud, Zane

n Alpha because I never broke. I never showed weakness. But right

e rang.

o me,"

Crest this morning. Elena Vasquez was publicly rejected by Cole Hartley,

ed. "What do you

t night. They said she cheated. Cole announced he is bonding with her cousin Reyna instead. E

et for a second. I

ed. My voice was

own father turned his back on her. They dr

e me so loud I had

URT OU

ug in my han

. My hand hadn't registered the pressure

k. Carefully. Like the carefulness now

ail," I said

ow. Get me past their border

Alpha's territory. Thi

rre

sir. I will make it

fast. The road blurred. My h

n said. Scared. Hu

almost crashed t

ond felt different. Str

. I was the Iron Alpha. I built my pack from nothing. I was always in control. B

job. The guards let me through quietly. I followed Elena's scent. It was weak but I

r white dress had left small pieces of lace on

hispered. "W

ving east. Toward my pack. Toward me. But her scent was getting we

said. Our mate is str

kno

d near a river. She had gone into the water to hide

er bank and shoute

irds a

long time. My phone

ews?"

una of Silver Crest - Cassandra - she was smiling when

went cold

mething feels wrong about th

t there somewhere, alone and hurtin

g, sir," Torre

he first minute. She just went quiet. S

, Raven said. Deciding to survive. Deciding wha

ointed like a compass needle, and

though

Ironblood. Prepare a room in the east wing.

s,

raight to the east wing. I told the workers to turn one of the empty rooms into so

rriors, Petr

aid. "Who is t

e," I a

went wide. "Y

now. When she finds her way he

I will make sur

ne. A letter had arrived. No name on it.

ened

aper

im your crown... or I will destroy everything you

nds f

rowled

t us. They kno

lace. The flames ate the words,

sent

know about

they mean by

w into the dark forest. Somewhere o

na," I whispered

gger was coming. Something dark. Someth

couldn't explain. Like recognizing

ays known was there bu

ed it