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THE PROWL OF THE ICE 33
Is Silas Crowe telling us the truth?"The veteran Pack Enforcer leaned forward, the shadows of the Blackridge Enforcement HQ making his features look like carved granite. I stood by the door, my medical kit heavy against my hip, watching the exchange. Silas’s youngest daughter, a pup barely ten winters old, had been the one to whisper the secret. She was trembling, huddled in a corner of the interrogation room, her eyes wide with a terror that no child—human or wolf—should ever know."I just did what I was told," Silas stammered, his voice cracking like dry wood. "I started the fire at the Bloodroot Farmstead. I didn't know the healers were inside. I swear on the Great Luna.""You swear on the Luna while your hands are stained with Quinn blood?" I stepped into the light, my voice cold and sharp as a scalpel. I was Dr. Jack Quinn, the last of a bloodline that had been hunted for decades, and I had no patience for the excuses of a coward. "The farmstead wasn't just a building, Silas. it
THE PROWL OF THE ICE 32
"Why the hell are you staring at me like that, Ronan?"The question pulled me out of my brooding as we stood by the sleek, black SUV. Ronan Blackridge leaned against the driver’s side door, his eyes narrowed as if he were trying to solve a puzzle he already knew the answer to. He didn't answer immediately. He just watched me, that annoying, silent Alpha confidence radiating off him like heat from an engine."You think I’m being a sarcastic prick, don’t you, Jack?""I don't think it. I’m certain of it. I just can’t figure out why yet.""Maybe you’re just looking for reasons to be annoyed with me."He didn't wait for my rebuttal. He slid into the driver's seat and turned the ignition. The engine of the reinforced vehicle purred to life, a low growl that felt right for a man who spent half his life leading the Blackridge Enforcers on the ice and the other half keeping the Northern Pack Territory from falling into chaos.The drive away from the Grimford Medical Sanctuary was thick with a
THE PROWL OF THE ICE 31
"Jack, are you looking for your Alpha?"The kid’s voice was raspy, laced with that annoying, knowing smirk younger pack members always got when they thought they’d caught a healer off-guard. I shifted my weight, the chill of the Grimford Medical Sanctuary’s linoleum floors seeping through my shoes. I’d been a doctor for the Blackridge Task Pack long enough to be immune to the 'Alpha’s Mate' gossip, but my skin still flared hot under my collar."Focus on your recovery, Noah. The IV bag is almost empty.""He was just here, you know. Standing in the doorway like a brooding statue. You’d think the high-stakes hockey season ended with him losing a limb, not just a bruised rib.""Alpha Ronan Blackridge doesn’t ‘brood.’ He monitors pack safety. And he’s the captain of the Blackridge Enforcers on the ice—he doesn't have time to hang around hallways.""Tell that to the scent he left behind. Smells like a thunderstorm and expensive leather."I ignored him, checking the monitor. My mind was alre
THE PROWL OF THE ICE 30
"Dr. Quinn, focus. Was that Silas Crowe’s blood-debt payment found in the locker?"Alpha Ronan Blackridge’s voice was a low vibration in the small, sterile confines of the Lunar Forensics Lab. I didn’t look up from the centrifuge. I knew exactly what he was looking at—a pile of high-denomination credits and a jagged tooth, the traditional 'tuition' fee a rogue pays to learn a lesson in pack law."Yes," I replied, my voice sounding tight even to my own ears. "Silas isn't just sending a message; he's buying a seat at the table. He knows the Blackridge Task Pack is stretched thin protecting the Alpha Stage Arena."Ronan’s jaw tightened. "He thinks he can buy his way into the Northern Territory while we’re distracted by a hockey game. He’s underestimated the depth of the ice."I finally turned to look at him. "He isn't the only one. The school principals observing the hockey recruitment are already at a loss for words. They saw the 'accidental' shift in the third-string enforcer today. If
THE PROWL OF THE ICE 29
Ronan, quit being a brat at your own doorstep! You’re the Alpha of the Blackridge Estate, not some rogue pup looking for a scrap."I glared at Ronan through the falling sleet of Grimford. The ice of the Northern Territory always felt like it was trying to sink into my marrow, but tonight, the cold was secondary to the giant, stubborn werewolf leaning his heavy frame against the ancient stone archway. He had a look in his eyes that usually meant he was either about to start a fight or demand my attention."But this is where you live too, Jack," Ronan growled, his voice a low vibration that rumbled in his chest. "Why are you always in such a rush to leave me?"I rubbed my temples, feeling the onset of a headache. I really wanted to take back every nice thing I’d ever thought about Ronan Blackridge being a disciplined leader. When he was in this mood—half-drunk on adrenaline from the hockey game and half-obsessed with the 'fated bond' nonsense—his destructive power was comparable to a lan
THE PROWL OF THE ICE 28
"Where are the Pack Enforcers who were supposed to be securing this perimeter?"Alpha Ronan Blackridge’s voice cut through the freezing Grimford air like a serrated blade. I felt the vibration of his authority deep in my bones, a primal hum that always set my blood on fire. The Silverlight Broadcast Hall was swarming with humans and wolves alike, a chaotic mess of adrenaline and fear."Alpha, we’re moving them now!" a Blackridge Enforcer shouted, scrambling toward the crowd."Ensure the scent-blockers are active," Ronan commanded, his gaze sharp and predatory. "I want this plaza cleared before the transformation fever hits the lower-ranked members. Disperse them toward the Divided Pack Zones immediately."He didn't wait for a reply. Without so much as a glance toward Sienna Quinn, who stood shivering by the entrance, Ronan turned on his heel and followed me into the dark corridor leading toward the ice. I kept my head down, focusing on the heavy medical kit in my hand.I could feel Sie
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