Her cheek shatters under the force of my fist."Alora! Stop!"I have Ashenia by the collar of her shirt and slam her into the ground before anyone can stop me. Despite the outrageous pain she's in, she uses my momentum to flip us. My back hits the ground and my gut takes the brunt of her fists.But rage drives me forward. I reach up and grab her face, clawing and gouging at her eyes until she falters. The moment she does, I'm on top of her again.She still smells like him.Her eyes are wide as my teeth sharpen. The beast inside me wants to show this female who is dealing with. There's no mercy, no humanity in this Wolf that lurks inside me. She knows pain-she knows how to inflict it too.I wrench Ashenia's neck back and go in to Mark the bitch myself.Hendrick's body crashes into mine. He quickly pins me down. Only he has the power to quell my Wolf in this moment, though he barely manages it."Bring her to my office, now," Mira's bellow echoes.He tries but I slip through his grasps a

Alora. She reaches out to me. Dark, brown hair. Blackened hands that radiate with heat and a heavy, dense feeling of dread. I can't see her face properly...but I know her. I know her...Alora. She whispers my name. Or maybe she's shouting. Either way, I can't tell as I slowly surface from my sleep. She reaches out to me just as I try to get a better look at her face.Yellow. Her yellow eyes are infected with madness-insanity and murder just like Orion's.Alora!I open my eyes, looking over at Jayden. She moves a lot in her sleep, and has accidentally jabbed me with her elbow, which roused me from my own troubled sleep."Sorry," She smiles as she sits up and pats her shoulder, "I can be the pillow for a while if you want."I laugh quietly and stretch out across the backseats, "I don't know how you sleep with your neck at a ninety-degree angle. I'll just lie on your legs.""More cushioning there, for sure," She winks, "You forget that I have to sleep in mud and through rainstorms when I

"Alora."I glance away from Orion and to my side. The dark-haired woman stands a few feet away, her gaze peering through her messy hair. Strands are clumped together by blood. She reeks of Death.Orion and everyone else disappear around me. I blink and am no longer in Zemira's kaftan. I'm in a white, silken robe. Like one of the Priestesses."Who are you?" I ask her but she only laughs. Her presence unsettles me, like she's evil. I take a step away from her and scream, "What's your name!""Death," She giggles. I still instantly and she begins towards me, "I am Death. You are Death. We-""Are you another-""Iphigenia and I have nothing to do with one another," She lunges towards me, grasping my wrists with her bony fingers. I jerk away but she only cackles loudly, "You and I. We have everything to do with one another."I can't speak another word before she grabs my face. Our eyes lock and I feel her invade my mind. It's like having a snake crawl down my throat- like thousands of needle

"Alpha," The Beta of the Mount Logan settlement shakes hands with Kennedy, smiling widely, "It's good to have you with us one more time before the summer lull.""Aye-how're the kids?" Kennedy returns the warm welcome with his own grin, turning to shake hands with the female that stands beside the Beta, "Hello, Annika.""Alpha," She is absolutely stunning. She has golden-brown hair that cascades down to her hips, dressed in form-fitting activewear. Her hazel gaze flicker among us, taking in Jayden and myself with guarded curiosity, "The kids are well, thanks-disappointed that Eamonn wasn't coming for another visit.""He wasn't too happy about me leaving him home," Kennedy chuckles, "That one is getting very opinionated. And adventurous."The Beta looks at Annika, who I assume is his mate, "Babe, show the new ones to their room."She kisses his cheek and calls over her shoulder to us, "This way."I do but Jayden is more hesitant. She stays further behind, glancing around us as if she's

We finally arrive in the heart of Solari's territory. The Wolves are in far better spirits as they pull into the familiar roads of their home. Kiana gives Mac a call and enthusiastically tells him that we are no more than five minutes out.Jayden and I are both awestruck as we drive through the main packlands. To say it's huge doesn't do it much justice. There are dozens of cabins and settlements spread through the valleys and hills, all spaced out but filled with Wolves and gardens and trees. Every so often, we drive past a small strip of shops.When we pull up to the packhouse, Kiana gives us a cocky smirk. It's just as large as the Abregon packhouse, but somehow grander. The pack has made sure the gardens are maintained and everything is trimmed and cared for.The SUVs line up outside on the loose, gravelled road. Stones crunch under the wheels and the Wolves gather with excited murmurs. Kennedy is the first to step out. The Wolves around him yip loudly to greet him and promptly bo