ion unreadable. Without another word, he stood,

nd guards. We're havin

nded without hesitation, f

guys." Then she was gone, leaving j

." She bit her lip, glancing toward the door as if expecting someone to walk back in. "It's been a lon

quickly typed on m

before focusing back on me. Then she shook her

y mind. "Ask her about Lilit

gh

"Mira, who is Lilith?" Then

ate. She stiffened like

ith here." Her voice was

ome guards men

like she was debating whether to tell me. "It's because you're t

truggling financially. She convinced Kieran then that forming an alliance with the Ironclaw pack would help the p

ry happy to be able to contribute and help in the pack's business as the future Alpha. The late Alpha agreed to meet with Alpha Magn

his Beta were ambushed in the Alpha's office, they tried fighting back, but Lilith ha

h me. What about His mot

some of Magnus's men to their rooms and they took his m

How did Kieran survive? My hands sh

d-link farther than regular wolves, so when he heard the fight, he immediately called for help. He reached out to the guards and any

ost of the guards. As the fight continued, the effects of the

ent f

and sister. He chased after them, but..." Mira's voice broke as she cleaned her eyes. "He couldn't find them.

. He told the remaining warriors not to mention that day around him or anyone else." She sighe

n as my own. His grief, his loss-they were no longer just his. I understood

as I quickly typed:

ng Luna, you can meet him

*

an's

wedding and again last month, but they didn't come

ough the room. "And

t seem like a threat, Alpha. They

ts. "Describe the

Same ones both times. They didn't c

tration mounting. "Toby, how many

ach directi

patrols. No

, Al

er sightings?" I turned

near the my house. He was black with a scar over his left eye. He left when we appro

esting us, seeing how close t

r territory, it means they're planning som

dusk. The guards will rotate every six hours, and I want more positioned along the main entry points and

Alpha," Mar

grave. "Do you

lent. I knew exa

strike first." My voice was ice. "Th

he warriors res

th me, the rest of you, to your position

llowed with

, Toby and Alex did the same, their wolves

ant. My paws hit the ground hard, each step pushing me faster. Toby and Alex were ri

but clear through the mind link. "Lo

nd whipped through the trees, carrying nothing but the familia

ed in my mind. "No tracks, no sce

n frustrati

I said. "We can't lea

he trees, the tension in the air grew thicker. I knew they were close. Whoever h

rough the link. "Alph

o him. He was sniffing the ground ne

s?" I

s. They're fresh. Sam

y settle on my shoulders. This was no random encounter. "

Desmond just mind-linked me," Toby said, and I

forget, a wolf I hated with every fiber of my being. He was the reason I lost everything. I could never fo

oing here, Magn