ANA’S POV I was leaving the only home that I had ever known, and I was barely out the door before Miss Janice slammed it shut and locked the deadbolt. But for some reason, I suddenly felt lighter, as though a weight that I wasn’t even aware of was lifted from my shoulders. Although I was still confused and my heart felt like it had been ripped to shreds only moments before, I heard a voice in my head talking to me, soothing me with her words of comfort and wisdom. “I know this sounds strange, Ana, but we are going to be alright, Hell, better than alright, we are going to be amazing!” she said. I knew it had to be my wolf even though up until today, I had never felt her presence or been able to connect with her. I had already concluded that what I had been told my entire life was true, that there were things wrong with me, and the first on my mind was that I was wolf-less. “What is your name?” I asked the voice in my head. “My name is Scarlet

RYAN’S POV As I was walking through the backyard, taking in the sights and sounds of the Halloween Carnival Activities and sporadically talking with guests, I was distracted by Mrs. Potato Head at the refreshment table. I watched as she got a drink and maneuvered it under the headpiece of the costume; I laughed to myself, “Now THAT is a unique costume.” For reasons I did not understand, I felt drawn to her. I knew she wasn’t my mate. My mate was killed when she was on a night run and misjudged how close she was to the edge of the cliff. I shook my head to bring myself back to the present. I had alread

RYAN’S POV As soon as Dr. Gail left the examination room to run the labs, a tech came in and took Scarlett down to the imaging department to get the ordered X-rays. I had several minutes to myself before Scarlett was returned to her room. I sat down, running my hands through my already unruly dish blonde hair, in complete confusion. I mind-linked my Beta, Chris, to update me on the rogue situation and ensure that no one else at the Carnival had been attacked or was aware of the breach. “No one other than us is aware that anything happened with rogues. There have been no additional reports of anyone else being attacked. They must have only been here for Emily. Thankfully, they failed,” he responded. I knew it was something that I would need to address with my warriors. He further informed me that the remaining guests from the Carnival were leaving and making their way to the

RYAN’S POV: After sitting in the conference room with Dr. Gail, Emily, and Chris every day for the past week, we realized that we were no closer to answering any of the questions we had concerning Scarlett’s health. We finally came to the mutual consensus that other than monitoring Scarl

DR. GAIL’S POV I was sitting in my office, wrapping up some last-minute paperwork before calling it a day. All of a sudden, I heard some commotion in the hallway. It sounded like someone yelling, but I couldn’t make out what was being said. I got up from my desk and went to my door. Opening it, I walked right into a wall. I looked up and realized that the wall I ran directly into was a breathless Alpha Ryan. “She’s