EJ            “You told me the Alpha, Alistair, and that failed assassin were dead!” King Jonas roared as he held me against the wall.            He had summoned me shortly after breakfast and I now found myself gasping for air against the tight grasp he had on my throat. I fought the urge to claw at his hands, it would only anger him further. His words didn’t make sense to my oxygen deprived brain. It was clear he had discovered my deception about Alistair, but I had watched Selene die. The mate bond would have killed her Alpha as well. There was no way those two were still alive.            “Your precious guild has taken too long to get me those lands.” He seethed. “Now my spy tells me that you have failed me in eliminating the Alpha. If it weren’t for the love I still held for your moth

Rory             “I have the results of the kid’s tests.” I told Maggie as she sat across from my desk.            I had called and arranged for her to meet me at the pack hospital after she had sent the children to school. Breaking bad news about her middle child wasn’t something I wanted to do in front of the child.            “I am assuming the results aren’t great.” She sighed.            “Not exactly. The good news is that Annabelle has the wolf gene, so when she comes of age, she will shift. Deven on the other hand, didn’t have the gene. I’m so sorry Maggie.” I said moving around the desk to sit beside her.      &n

            I dropped Maggie at the pack hospital on my way to the office, though she seemed much more herself after she had showered and dressed for the day. I strode into the packhouse, adjusting my tie. The Alpha’s of my neighboring packs would be arriving later in the day to be filled on the situation with Cerathe. I had initially wanted to keep it to myself, let my pack handle the threat, but Zane had been adamant that all of the Mercian packs deserved to know that King Jonas was plotting to move against us. Gerdie wasn’t at her desk, having called out again to deal with a personal matter. I made a mental note to assign one of the warriors to greet the Alpha’s as they arrived.            I smelled her as I reached the door to my office. The scent of apples and cinnamon filling my nostrils. Pushing the door open, I found Selene seated behind my desk wea

Unknown            I tucked myself into the bushes, concealing my scent, as I watched the Alpha’s house. Word had gone out that the entire guild was to move on the Dark Moon pack, the King was growing impatient over his soldier’s inability to conquer them. I had slipped into the territory through the main roads, posing as someone visiting on vacation. It wasn’t unusual for wolves to travel back and forth across the border, though those who fled tended to use secret routes to avoid being stopped by border patrols. Not that I could blame them, most of them were refugees from attacks against their pack or family, they would have good reason to be afraid of crossing at the normal places.            In the short time I had been in Mercius, I had discovered the Alpha had a mate and children. That information had been omitted from

             We followed the scent to the midway point to town. My eyes scanned the thinning woods before me, catching sight of a man’s back. I shifted, snagging clothing from the pack on Vic’s back before signaling for the group to shift and fan out, each armed with weapons and tranquilizer guns from the pack. I crept quietly toward the man, recognizing him as I closed the distance between us.            “Hello EJ.” I called out, suppressing a chuckle as he turned wildly toward the sound of my voice.            “Alive and well I see.” He replied, a sinister smirk playing on his lips.            “No thanks to you.” I sneered. “Come to finish what you started?” &nb