SILVER IN THE SHADOWS
Since the death of their mother, Trixie had always lived in the shadow of her sister.
No matter what she did, it was never enough for their father—not since the night their mother died. A cold winter evening when she gave her life trying to protect Trixie from a band of rogues that had invaded their kingdom.
The only human who ever loved Trixie for who she was had died in her arms. As her breath faded, she whispered the last words that would cling to Trixie like skin to bone:
“You’re special, my child. Mama is going to be watching over you...”
Those words became a fragile beacon in the dark world that followed.
Years later, on their eighteenth birthday, Trixie’s sister Trisha was honored with the ceremony every Alpha deserved—firelight, songs, and the whole pack gathered in reverence. Meanwhile, Trixie was tied up behind the pack house, hidden away, a secret shame.
But the forest does not care for family politics.
When a group of rogues stumbled upon the weak girl passed out beneath frost-bitten branches, they saw only prey.