me. I scrambled t

y tore from my throat as I pushed myself faster, desperate to put a

to my unborn babies, a silen

entions were pai

going to a

How was I supposed t

o think. Only one thing

nderbrush slashed at my arms and legs. I gritted my teeth against

border markers of another pac

n't just represent forei

back, I saw three of the five men shifting into their wolf forms to close the distance faste

! Don't cross that line! The pack over

a single word ou

d I even ha

ne woman wasn't safe anywhere. But whatever awaited me on the

order and into the neighboring territory. One last look over m

to sur

o it for m

nd me. The border guards must have spotted me and given chase.

nt, everythin

room. The surroundings were completely unfamiliar. A fresh wave of terror crashed over m

re am I? My babie

s voice a calm, steady rumble. "You have nothing t

ell me who you ar

y resting his hand over mi

d. "My name is Jorren Halverston. I'm the futu

me like a ph

le? I'm an orphan," I st

nly have a family here? My entire life, I'd been

rs older than me. At a glance, I'd guess three

e very tone of his voice radiated a comforting warmth. Sti

he gently shifted gears a

rt anywhere

roz

ipe

was he tal

me-he definitely ha

? I told you. It's a mistake. You've got the wrong person. I'm sor

comfortable, I reached over to pull the IV from my hand, b

arm," he murmured, his

frownin

don't see a scar. I don't hav

zation hit me. I pau

ty torn up running through the fore

ate to prove

own at my arms, m

ratches had left the sli

completely vanished

to look at him, com

did the

ight shake o

calm

t understand how my wounds could just disap

right leg. I checked the exact spot wh

absolutely n

ng at

softly. "That's why no new scars are visible on the surfac

, paralyzed

ence filled

e truth? Was this man real

ar too much

he broke t

to call M

y heart hammering wi

.. and

ft my mouth, hot tears insta

nts were still alive. Let alone that I mi

iping away a tear before pul

nd me, a strange, overwhelming s

e I was fi

se years. You have no idea how happy

my brother. I hugged him back tightly, burying

hair to comfort me, he a

been living all this time, and

e dropping to a raw whispe

ex-husband?

n Mave

left my lips, Jorr

pack politics meant future Alphas k

happened. I want to know

verything. Absol

out the agonizing truth of my life. When I

ey will pay for wh

n, ple

en times worse than what they put you through

and I grabbed his arm, beg

o anything. I can't risk Arvian fin

lenched tight as he fought t

lright. I won't touch them. But in exchange, you are go

*

would eventually regret

doubt she'd come crawli

house, I didn't waste a single second wo