Chapter 27

Alpha Vance’s POV

“Vance, they’re all dead.” Is the mind link I got off Trevor, Stella’s dad. “The border patrol, they’re all dead.” I froze in shock. “I will be there shortly. Don’t let the news get out until we can assess the situation.”

Both me and Colt shift and run as quickly as we can to the border control base. It is a building which sits near the edge of the territory. Wolves work 12-hour shifts between them, so they get more time off with their families. When on duty, they split into two teams and circle the territory throughout the night.

We shift into our human, so when we approach and see 16 dead men outside of the building. I suspect they were killed before they left for their first run. I looked at Trevor, hoping I was wrong. “Did they go out at all last night?”

“Not by the looks of things. Some of them haven’t even taken their clothes off.” Looking at their bodies, several of the men have had their necks snapped, some have had their throats ripped out. “No