he Smell of

Lucas scrambled backward, his boots sliding through the slick, oil-coated mud of the Iron Gor

Silver Moon pack house as a hero who had secured the future of the

h bared, her muzzle stained with the blood of his guards. Behind h

voice cracking with a desperation

ng. That was the opening he needed. As she lunged, his hand found the emergency flare gun discarded in

a wall of heat and

He didn't stop to look back. He didn't check to see if she had survived the fire. He scrambled to hi

ead and the sun began to dip below

rritory, the adrenaline had faded, replaced by a cold, trembling fury. He slamm

ht of their Alpha. Lucas was covered in soot, his expensive ta

past them into the dimly lit command cente

of the bunker was suffocating. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw that white wolf. He saw the way she had look

glass of whiskey. "What happened to the convoy? The

the burn in his throat grounding him. "We were am

paled. "Why would he care a

ing the glass onto the table. "He was with her. Ava is a

men Lucas had bribed and threatened to secure his seat as Alpha. If they found out he had lost the entire shipment-and th

n, Harlen, began. "We received word

to one of tragic resolve. He had spent his life perfec

mber pitch. "We fought bravely, but Kazeem's forces are unnatur

is that?" Harlen as

suspicions were correct all along. She was a plant. She's been feeding our secrets to the

through the

I rejected her. She ran because her mission was complete. Kazeem has her now. He's using her knowledge of our tunnels and o

fear was exactly what he needed. Fear would keep them loyal.

mall, barred window of the bunker. The moon was ris

rash and that she had found a bigger, meaner dog to protect her. But the truth didn't matter

membered the look in Kazeem's eyes. The Alpha King hadn't just been guarding Ava; he

er Moon wouldn't just face a border skir

windowsill until the wood groaned. "I built this pack from the ashes of my fathe

er he had sworn never to use. It was a contact in the rogue terri

act. Two targets. One is a white wolf. The other... the other is a Ki

e glass. He didn't look like a leader. He looked like a man who had traded his soul for a throne, and for the