The SUV’s engine roared as we drove back to the pack house in Moon’s Fang, the echo of Serena’s words still burning through me like venom. The silver chain around my neck vibrated, stifling Clarisa, who clawed from deep inside my mind, her fury an echo of my own. Rip her throat out, she growled, but the silver kept me powerless—a Luna caged. Ethan had sworn Serena would no longer be his Beta, that my return to Moon’s Fang would give me the power I deserved. But each one of his promises crumbled into dust, and Serena’s humiliation at the entrance of my parents’ apartment was a fresh wound.
I needed to confront him. Now.
When we arrived at the pack house, the air was thick with the scent of wolf power and the constant tension of hierarchy. Claire stood in the foyer, her amber gaze cutting
