Selena’s escape had shaken the pack. Aria had doubled the watches, sealed the tunnels, and questioned every wolf who had been near the cells. But the guard who died had been alone, had seen nothing, had been killed by shadows that left no trace. The wolves who had watched Selena’s cell spoke of darkness that moved, whispers that had no source, a weight that pressed against their minds until they could not remember what they had seen.Aria knew the darkness that had claimed Selena. She had felt its hunger, its patience, its certainty. It had been waiting for this moment, had used Selena to weaken her, to divide her, to make her doubt the wolves who had followed her through fire and shadow.She stood at the window of the command room, the maps spread behind her, the city spreading below. Logan was beside her, his hand on her arm, his presence a steady anchor in the storm of her thoughts.“She is out there,” Aria said, her voice low. “She is watching, waiting for the moment to strike aga
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