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CHAPTER 5

Author: Megan Newman
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-29 02:36:11

The sound was impossible—hundreds of wolves howling in perfect, chilling unison.

The cabin vibrated. Evelyn’s bones vibrated.

Her protector—the Alpha—staggered, bracing one hand on the floor, the other instinctively reaching back to steady her. He wished she had run when she had the chance, but now it was too late.

“They’re here,” he rasped.

The woman with the silver eyes smiled, stepping over the shattered pieces of the suppressor charm. “Good. We’ve wasted enough time.”

The man beside her cracked his knuckles. “You ready for round two, Alpha?”

But the Alpha wasn’t looking at them.

He was staring at the open doorway, pulse roaring beneath his skin. He knew what was coming. He feared what was coming.

Evelyn followed his gaze—

And froze.

Leaves tore loose from trees. Branches snapped. Shadows zipped between trunks. A wall of eyes—dozens, then hundreds—glowed at the forest’s edge.

“Who are they?” Evelyn whispered.

The woman answered without looking away. “My pack.”

The Alpha snarled. “T
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