pte

through the nig

From the distance came the clash of metal, the howl o

ard. His wolf surged beneath his skin, a raw

e," he sa

lready moving. "

not tr

silver. "I'm not

y, stripped off his jacket, and tossed it to her. "Stay b

nder moonlight as his black wolf burst forth-massive, lethal

so powerful. His fur shimmered like onyx dusted i

isappearing into

ve flared brighter, and something insi

foll

e-had breached the eastern wall. They moved with

umn as two warriors clashed near

white light erupted from her palms, blasting the creat

mbling. The light faded, but it

ice came from behind her,

ora whispered. "But

The Alpha's surrounded

dn't thin

utal, perfect. But there were too many. The rogues weren't ordin

the link. They're not from Kan

t dark magic-wolves enslaved by forbidden rit

or

him with a col

aring his ribs. He turned on his attacker, s

xt moment,

moon, surrounded by six rogues. Her hair whipped in

a!" he

e again-stronger this time-blinding white that tore through the air like light

ht faded, sh

ered faintly. A crescent mark burned on her w

rtyard stopped. Even

ent inside him, not in

st powerful.

od and smoke. Warriors tended to the wounded on

teps, shaking her hands

reaking his chest. Despite the wounds,

ave done that,"

t let them

s dark with something between aw

t know I

That kind of power-it bel

inked. "R

rdinary, Aurora. She carries som

kly. "I was raised in the

r wrist. The mark pulsed brighter at his touch. "Do

t the intensit

said softly. "But I've seen enough to kno

wolf," sh

Chosen," h

ung heavy b

n why can't I remember my past? Why does ev

ecause someone didn't

he meant, Kellan appeare

something you

es had fallen. One body lay apart from the others, its chest br

n sti

h caught. "You

e mark of the

tch

iora. She was once part of our

yed yo

stopped her, she swore revenge. She's been hunting something ever si

unded. "You think

ow sh

. The fires had been extinguished; the w

ourtyard, staring at

nger to this place. But another part of her, the one that had glowe

Damian until h

ld rest,"

can

of what h

face him. "You think I'm some kind of ch

the woman who saved my pack

face. "You're n

d. "But not of you-of what

his tone made h

em shrinking until she could feel his brea

but her silence was

uld shatter something sacred. "Every time you're near, my wolf kneels,

heart rac

ife controlling everything-and

tbeat, neither moved. Then the moon shifted behind th

"Not now. Not when I do

but he nodded. "Then

widened.

dawn. If anyone can unl

kily. "Why are you

esn't make mistakes. And because... whe

ough her like a chord

. Somewhere deep inside her, her wolf stirred and

a

yond the Blackthorn lands, a lady

she traced her fingers over a cry

ce shimmere

her smile cold. "The

cloaked fi

"Before the next full moon rises, I

t the sky, and

irred in her sleep, unaware that the fate