"I finally managed to slide Lady Fortune into a slip along the Moonshore Bay docks," I told Peregrine Ashdown, hopping off the wooden deck to help him secure the thick mooring ropes.The harbor was mostly quiet. The grand marina was still empty, and I didn't see any sign of Edmund Blackmere’s aggressive flagship."It doesn't look like Blackmere Tide has put in yet," Peregrine observed, wiping his brow against the salty sea breeze."Aye, you couldn't miss that vessel if you tried," I replied, grabbing my heavy duffel. I had only laid eyes on Edmund's customized cutter once, but its low, razor-sharp hull and twin twin-screw engines were built strictly for raw speed and intimidation. It was one of the deadliest imports out of the Greyhaven Port shipyards, and I intended to prove my vessel could outmaneuver it."Maybe Blackmere is still hunting down his missing cognac," Peregrine suggested with a grin. "Word at The Alpha's Club is that the Masked Alpha stripped his entire shipment clean."

"The Alpha of the Fenleigh Pack and his second-in-command, my lord," Winifred Pritchard announced, giving a cursory, rigid nod in Peregrine Ashdown's direction. "Lord Percival Kingsnorth has not yet made his grand entry, but several high-ranking pack leaders are currently gathering for the mid-day feast in Luna's Tea Room. If you will follow me."I didn't offer the butler the satisfaction of a verbal reply, simply matching his heavy stride as he led us through the arched entry into the Pack Gathering Gallery. My golden Alpha eyes swept the surrounding corridor, noting the subtle pack sigils carved into the stone columns and the massive iron sconces lining the walls. The interior smelled heavily of pine polish, old stone, and the distant, metallic tang of blood and silver.We mounted a short flight of stone steps at the far end of the gallery. Winifred stopped outside a set of double oak doors."Luna's Tea Room, my lords," Winifred stated coldly. "Pack refreshments have been set out. S

"I shall consider that a warning, Lady Honoria," I murmured, my eyes lingering on her faux-innocent smile.Honoria beamed like a cat who had just cornered a mouse. "Please do, my lord."I caught a flash of dark amusement in Alpha Ambrose Fenleigh's eyes as I collected the young female and led her away from the group. Strangely enough, I found nothing humorous about my predicament."So what is this grand plan you dragged me into the library for, Peregrine?" I asked later that afternoon, closing the heavy mahogany doors behind us.Normally, this hour was reserved for formal tea gatherings, but since the pavilion's official agenda hadn't begun and lunch had dragged on, most of the nobility had retired to their suites to rest before the evening feast.Peregrine flopped into a leather armchair across from me and waggled his eyebrows. "You practically gave me a coded summons about a recommended book. I don't think I've ever opened a novel in my entire li

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