RILEY. The day of our travel to the Black Shadow Pack has finally arrived. This was Nadia’s first trip to another pack, as my Luna, and she couldn’t help but be excited. And I was hoping she would still feel happy after this visit. I knew I should have been more open and told her about everything I discovered, but I didn’t because I wasn’t certain either. I was just relying on my hunches. So I would just let nature take its course. We arrived at the airport an hour ago and were picked up by Beta Gavin and some of his men. He was Caspian’s brother-in-law. And we didn’t exactly have a good relationship the first time we met. Alia, his mate, Caspian’s sister, had a childhood crush on me. I had no idea what I actually did wrong on that part, but he somehow hated me for it. But if I based it on the warm welcome we received from him today and the way he was relaxed around me, it seemed like it was all behind him now, which I was thankful for. I was hoping for the same thing with Alia. I

RILEY. "Veronica and I grew up together. We were good friends until we just found ourselves falling for each other. The relationship was new when the attack happened. For a week, I was trying to find where she was. And when I did find her, she told me she found her mate in the pack they ran to during the attack. I didn’t bother to ask what pack. I was heartbroken but I knew what I signed up for when we dive into the relationship. So I moved on and started my life with a new pack while trying to forget her. David found Camilla and they moved to the Black Shadow Pack. I was left alone on my own. I wanted my pack and my territory back, but I had no one. And then I found Laura, my mate, and decided that maybe her being human was a sign that I was bound to just let go of my pack. But in the back of my mind, if I get an heir, I would try again to take back what was mine. But Laura and I were not blessed with a pup. Again, I took it as a sign that I was not bound to have a pack. And I try

TWO WEEKS LATER. UNKNOWN POV. I should be having a fancy dinner right now with the Rogue Alpha of the North, if not for some mother fuckers who interrupted my plans. I had no idea what pack attacked us that night, but if I based it on our location, it must have been either from the Blue Meadows or the Silver Moon Pack, and that’s why we’ve been rounding this area looking for my slut of a daughter. I thought she was killed that night, but we didn’t find her body and someone confirmed that she was seen being dragged away from our camping site. And now I only have a few days to find her, but I still have no fucking clue where she was. "Alpha!" A rogue wolf shifted in front of me, still panting from his run. "A red car is heading this way. Two blonde females are inside, about the same age as Alexa. We can make do with Plan B tonight." "Bravo! Now head off to Draco and the rest. Give them the signal. I will be running behind the car when it passes by here. Make sure they do what I tol

NADIA. I clutched my chest as Riley’s emotions came surging in. My mate’s pain was so great that I found myself sobbing for his agony. Laura and Dad came around me, holding me tightly, and my eyes flew to Beta Dominic. His hands were balled into fists and, from the expression on his face, I knew we had a casualty. "Do we have casualties?" I asked the Beta, and he nodded his head in response. "You need to tell me who…" I told him, my eyes threatening him not to lie to me or withhold any information. "Luna…" "Tell me…" I snarled at him as Laura hugged me from the side and I could feel my eyes dilating. I closed my eyes, trying to control my emotions. I didn’t want to add any more to Riley’s agony, and I didn’t want to worry him about my outburst. "Zahra and Leandro," he said in an almost inaudible voice. His gaze was anywhere but mine. My mouth fell open as Laura’s shriek filled the room. Her body collapsed, but Dad was quick to catch her. Jenny wrapped her arms around me. My tea

NADIA. The packhouse was still gloomy, but it was swarming with warriors today. Riley has stepped up the security within the packhouse and around the territory. The vast neutral forest connecting Alpha Caspian and Alpha Darvin’s territories with us was now rounded up by warriors from all three packs. There was already security before, but it wasn’t as established as it is now. After breakfast, Riley stayed in his office with Alpha Aeon. The Alpha arrived early this morning to pay respect to Zahra, and they’ve been discussing something behind closed doors. Only the Beta and the Gamma were allowed inside, and even Jenny had no idea what was going on. But I wasn’t worried. I knew Riley would let me know once we had our time alone. I was relieved that at least he was moving around and discussing things rather than being stuck in one place. Not that he was not allowed to mourn Zahra, but I didn’t want him to feel that he hadn’t made Zahra happy, because I knew that even in the short ti