HE’S GONE.
For a long moment, I sat in stunned silence, trying to wrap my head around complete and utter failure. Because I’d been willing to leave my pack behind and fight the Greenbriar clan for permission to hunt my brother within their territory. I’d kept my options open to travel even further afield, had envisioned sniffing along Derek’s trail and rambling from pack to pack if necessary until I finally tracked my little brother down.
But going up against the human government? At some point, even a wolf has to admit she’s been beaten.
It’s not supposed to end this way. Because Derek was my blood, dammit. I could feel the connection in my soul even if our bond couldn’t be explained away using my rational human mind. Losing my only sibling before I’d so much as felt the touch of his b
