da

t the glass, struggling to clear the torrential rain, while my knuckles stayed bone-white on the steering wheel. The deafening roar of the m

he mist-Agatha's Enforcers were still tailing us in their armored SUVs, desperate

e th

t. While shifting into a Dire Wolf is normally the fastest way for our kind to travel, haul

f bright orange sparks illuminated the night as the crunch of metal and the shattering of safety glass echoed over the storm. The crash barely registere

f the heavy mist. It was a modern, impenetrable fortress surrounded by high wrought-iron gates bearing the silver-wolf crest of the Lewis family. Two rows o

l, I pressed the accelerator harder until the

out of h

crambled frantically for cover behind the concrete pillars. Less than twenty meters from the

ays, locking into place dead center across the driveway. The massive trailer formed an impenetrable ste

ezing rain wash over my face, cooling the burning rage just enough to keep me focused. Giana dropped down on the ot

ndeniable view of the entire compound. The Gamma captain charged forward with a dozen heavily armed guards,

olfless freak, do you have any

his breath smelling of stale coffee and raw aggression. I didn't flinch. I raised two

to drag his a

Stunned for a split second by the dead calm in my gaze-a calm no ordinary human or wolfless should possess-

peed of a true shadow operative, driving her steel-toed boot straight through the captain's kneecap.

ghtening on their triggers while they frantically projected a pack-wide Mind

ed quietly, ignoring the do

tly in front of the cryo-coffin. I sat down slowly, crossing one leg over the other, my black trench coat pooling around my co

ly open. The commotion had drawn a massive crowd; corporate executives in expensive suits and high-ranking pack members flo

is comi

r a path. Former Alpha Richard Lewis walked out leaning on a heavy ebony cane, flanked by a dozen

possessed the kind of striking, aristocratic features that made high-society females swoon-the exact

yo-coffin, the blood drained entirely from

thmic beat against the armrest of the chair as I looked up a

g, former br

chilling smile. "I'm here to return

, and his full, oppressive Alpha aura exploded ou