Prologue*Six Months Ago*
"Thomas," Eric Blackwood, alpha of the Wolf settlement in Rannoch, Scotland, spoke in a low but determined voice.
"Yes, Alpha." Thomas Blackwood averted his gaze, as was customary when the pack leader addressed an underling.
"As you know, since the emergence of the New Alliance and the exposure of our kind to the world, we’ve been trailing behind the rest of shifterkind in our efforts to come to terms with the new reality. Now that the human government is starting some kind of law enforcement program with the New Alliance, we cannot afford to remain complacent any longer. We must act!"
Thomas blinked a few times. Where was this conversation headed? "I agree, Sir."
"What would you say if I asked you to join this new initiative? To be our eyes and ears within th
