Alle Kapitel von THE PROWL OF THE ICE: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 6

"The victim was an Omega male, barely eighteen, and the soul-scent started fading roughly thirty-six hours ago. The skin has turned that stagnant shade of crimson, and both pupils are blown wide and unresponsive... Have the silver-trace results from the claw marks come back from the lab yet?""They just hit my terminal. The DNA is a match for the same rogue in the serial mauling case. That makes three young Omegas slaughtered in the Northern Territory this year alone.""Animal! To kill your own kind like this... it’s a violation of every Pack Law we hold sacred."I felt the familiar, heavy weight of the moon settle in my gut. If we didn't track this monster soon, more innocent lives would be snuffed out before their first shift.I looked away from the cooling body, letting out a sharp exhale as I scrubbed my hands in the Lunar Forensics disinfection pool. The scent of chemical sage stung my nose, but it was the only thing that could mask the smell of rot."Dr. Quinn, big plans for the

"Let go of me, Evan!"I snarled, wrenching my wrist out of Evan’s grip with enough force to make him stumble. My heart was thundering, but my face remained a mask of Arctic glass.Evan’s palm hit the air, and for a second, he looked genuinely rattled before his features twisted into a mask of pure venom. He jabbed a finger toward the massive silhouette standing just inside the entrance of the Blackridge Enforcement HQ."Is this why you've been acting like a cold-blooded bastard all day?" Evan’s voice rose to a frantic, ugly pitch. "You’re blowing me off for him? Who is he, Jack? Is he richer? Is he more of an Alpha? I never pegged you for a social-climbing gold-digger!"I felt a wave of nausea. To think I’d spent seven years with this man—a man who would throw a tantrum at the gates of a Pack Precinct. I opened my mouth to shut him down, but a dry, lethal chuckle cut through the air."Hey, pal. Eyes up here."The shadow moved. As the man stepped into the light of the foyer, the entire

"You should think about your future, Evan," I said, my voice as sharp as a silver-laced blade. "Unless you're looking for a permanent mark on your record that effectively ends your medical career before it starts."I watched him blink, the arrogance in his scent momentarily replaced by a sharp spike of panic. I wasn't the submissive partner he thought he could manipulate anymore."Jack, what is wrong with you?" Evan’s voice wavered. "Since when do you care more about a delivery boy than me? I'm your partner!""Is that a fact?" I crossed my arms, leaning back against the precinct desk. "Do you really want me to start listing the things I care about right now, Evan? Because we can start with exactly what you were doing in that Audi an hour ago."Evan’s face went pale for a split second before he forced a nervous laugh, trying to play it off with that same hollow charm. "What are you talking about? Who got our lead doctor so riled up? Just tell me, Jack, and I'll handle them for you. I'm