Too Late To Claim Me
"Tell me you found something. I need one thing today that isn't about quarterly projections."
Mara didn't smile. That told me before she said a word.
"There was a network," she said finally. "Wolves working together across packs, including Crestwood, to suppress certain bloodlines. Old ones. Powerful ones."
"A network with a name?"
"A title, more than a name." She wrapped both hands around her own mug like she needed the anchor. "They call themselves the Order."
The word landed strangely, a chill that had nothing to do with the kitchen's temperature. "The Order," I repeated, testing the shape of it. "That sounds like something out of one of Caelum's picture books. Not something that actually