LOGINMy brain was completely groggy, but my beast knew there was no time for weakness. I had given my solemn word to Katy that I would cross the border into her clearing before the first pack meeting, and when it came to securing territory deals, my wolf never broke a promise.I vaulted out of the furs, stretching my arms high toward the stone ceiling beams and twisting my torso from side to side to force the blood back into my limbs. The shadow clocks showed it was barely five-fifteen in the morning, and the mountain sky was still a deep, bruised charcoal, but my body needed a hard, freezing run through the pines before I faced the council spies.I stepped into light running gear—a plain white tunic over my bare skin, thick blue tracking shorts, and soft white running skins that gripped my feet tightly. I pulled my long dark hair back into a tight warrior's knot, shoving my communication stone, a few silver tokens, and a small sweat towel into my leather jogging pouch. The air outside was
“I broke through their private network links and stripped their communication logs, but their group messages contain nothing but standard pack gossip about meeting for drinks at the tavern,” Zuberi reported, letting out a heavy, frustrated sigh. “Not a single word about the murders or the old territory claims. I suspect they are utilizing low-frequency burner stones that don't connect to the main network grids. I even ran a scent sweep near Sheriff Combs' lodge and couldn't find a single active network node. The old wolf lives like a primitive beast. As for the Grimshaw Fortress up on the peak, that structure is completely armored with constant guard patrols. It’s built to withstand a full pack assault. Niall’s redheaded enforcer and his brother are picking up small pieces of data from the lower kitchens, but our timeline is shrinking. We must move faster.”“Zuberi, you need to redirect your spirit web search straight into the town hall archives,” I suggested, my mind charting the lay
“You need to stop crushing my chest, Kade,” I choked out, a low, thick growl rumbling deep within my throat as I wrapped my arms completely around his massive shoulders. My fingers dug into the heavy tactical leather covering his spine, pulling him closer into my space until our ribs compressed. The raw, primal heat of his dominant wolf rolled off his skin in waves, instantly invading my senses and overriding the lingering fear that had frozen my muscles only moments ago. For half a winter cycle, my hands had been completely empty of his touch, forced to survive on nothing but distant memories while he ran silent border patrols across the frozen expanses of Abakon Yellow. Unlike Malakai and Zuberi, who had been making regular, covert supply runs back to the far-off Moonreach Territory to gather our shadow resources, Kade had planted his paws firmly in this cursed soil from the very first night we arrived. He had isolated his beast here, building his trade holdings and tracking every f
“Give me his name and his ranking description,” I demanded, my muscles locking tight.“Johnson Whitmoor. Twenty-seven winters old. Unbonded alpha male. Stands five-foot-nine, broad-shouldered, thick dark hair, winter-blue eyes. Moved his holding back here from the far Western Moonlands. I spotted him an hour ago with Corwin down at the trading post. He’s beautiful, Rafe,” the Sheriff said, stepping closer to press his warning home. “He isn't some weak omega you can just push into the dirt. Tell your high-born friend that stalking an elite male at his private gates is a direct violation of pack law. If that wolf sends a distress bird to the Grand Council or marks Niall’s vehicle on the Spirit Web Network before he disappears, the entire Western Alpha Syndicate will descend on this valley with silver chains.” He leaned back into his fur-lined chair, his golden eyes drilling into mine.If the Grimshaw bloodline falls, the whole pack gets slaughtered. Damn it!“I read the wind, Sheriff. I
“Our wolves couldn’t catch a clean scent line for weeks after we took over the Abakon Yellow outpost,” Malakai Thornwolf growled, his deep voice carrying a dark vibration through the narrow stone walls of the Fenrir Shadow Den. “The mountain frost was too thick, and the local Pack Guard was running heavy patrols along the ridge lines every midnight. Every time we scouted the Silver Fang Tavern, Rafe Moonhunter was nested inside with his alpha circle.”Kade Fenrir let out a low, predatory hiss, his fingers tracing the edge of a silver-tipped hunting blade. “Remember the night we tried to hit the feeding dens for some raw stag meat? The Beta Commander was standing right at the timber gates, baring his fangs to block the path. He told our beasts to track back to our own territory because the high elders were holding some classified blood-ritual inside. We tried to catch a glimpse through the heavy pelt curtains, but the leather was sealed tight.”“I set a spiritual scout-rune right over
Honestly, it boggles my mind how a male who was broken so badly can still walk through this world with such grace.I looked over at Lieli, whose eyes were fixed on the dark trail ahead. To the rest of the pack, we looked like the most dominant, perfect pairing in the territory, but the truth was we couldn't stand the smell of each other anymore. For the sake of the council seats, we shared the same stone lodge, but we slept in entirely different wings of the building. We hadn't shared a nesting bed since the night I walked into his office and found him knotting his young secretary right on top of his council desk.“I think you shocked the whole circle tonight, Imani. We were all expecting some ancient, scarred elder to claim those old Whitmoor ruins,” Lieli suddenly grunted, breaking the silence of the cabin.“What made your pack think that?” I asked, my brow furrowing.“Remember when I asked you who bought the ridge land that night by the fire, and you just muttered 'some wolf'?” he




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