ELAINA
The dagger never reached Monica’s heart.
Troy burst free from the warriors holding him down. His body exploded into his wolf form mid-leap. Bones cracked. Fur sprouted. His massive gray wolf slammed into Marcus like a boulder.
They crashed to the ground in a tangle of teeth and claws. The silver dagger flew from Marcus’s hand and landed in the dirt near my feet.
I grabbed it without thinking. The silver burned my already wounded palms but I held it tight. The pain helped me focus. Helped me push through the shock of everything I just learned.
Melissa was Aiden’s mother. Which meant my pups were her grandchildren. Which meant this whole twisted mess was even worse than I thought.
“Stop them!” Melissa shouted to her Creekwood warriors. “Kill the beta! Kill them all!”
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