ail'

apers reflected off the glass, but they meant nothing to me. In my mind, a completely different image played-a world consume

e past that shaped me, th

he air filled with the howls of beasts, and my parents' blood pooling beneath my feet. I never forgot that day

ife, but

I picked it up without t

you r

lm, yet tinged with hesit

t, we erase the Red Moo

nd before his voice returned, no

We could negotiate, form a peace treaty, rather than s

ack at me from the glass-hesitation? Mer

he phone tightening, my voice

I sought peace? Do you think our pack became fea

the faint sound of m

ut

ing through the air. "Anyone who stands against me stands agai

he other end shifte

or I'll find a Beta

then a subdued

wish,

y Beta's voice came again

buttons of my black shirt, my tone as unyielding as stone. "

ey are, but they're searching for information. It could be an enemy, pr

strangers and rivals seeking to uncover t

a single person in this world capabl

, Al

s I s

ing onto my own reflection in the glass. The past was nothing but a seri

ery enemy; it's about making them fear

till echoed

Jenni

osed me. She was a strong Luna-she understood

ere other ways, that I didn't have to be the shadow that haun

path. It was forced

e... even she submitted

I had been ruthless, brutal, and vi

th Cel

s diff

rred something unsettling wi

had never cared for humans, never regarded them as anything more

nore. Whenever she smiled, I saw something l

le. Not because she was human, bu

f something. Or p

e shifting shadows around her, as if she belonged to this world more than s

asn't

to see in the dark. Only

Celine's bloodline. But I needed to be sure. I

the chair as I picked up my phone onc

mation on Celine Joseph... a

g, but she wasn't ju

mystery surr

olerate the unk