CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

I wake up with a start. For a minute, I forget where I am, and then I hear the chain jingling against my collar.

Right. I’m in the cellar of the Rogers Lake pack ranch. They jumped on me when I was on my way back to Caleb, locked a silver collar on me, and took me here.

Caleb. That’s why I awoke. The amulet around my chest is glowing and pulsing. I wrap my hand around it, trying to understand what that means.

With the collar on, my powers are nearly impossible to access, but if I can just break through the magical barrier it’s created, I will be free.

I close my fist tightly against the amulet, doing my best to access its magic. I put my other hand on the claiming mark, feeling it throb in my flesh.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Even though I can’t shift into my wolf form, I can still access her, somewhere deep within me. She’s there. I know she is.

I remember how I felt, racing through the forest. My strength. My passion. The image of my snow white fur i