Dean took an involuntary step back, his usual arrogance faltering. "A Moon Wolf? That's impossible. They're extinct." "Clearly not," Jackson said quietly, his analytical mind visibly reassessing everything he thought he knew about me. Maison hadn't spoken, but his eyes hadn't left my face since my revelation. There was something intense in his gaze that made my skin prickle with awareness. "A Moon Wolf bloodline explains much," Logan said, breaking the tense silence. "Including why Dominick was so determined to eliminate your mother's influence from the pack." I nodded, the pendant warm against my skin. "Moon Wolves were considered too unpredictable, too connected to ancient magic rather than brute strength. My father's decision to mate with one was seen as weakening the bloodline, not

