DANTE’S POV
The last thing I expected when I woke up was to have an guests in my pack. An unexpected and uninvited guest at that and yet here I was face to face with Steven. When I found Selene that day he had been long gone and only his scent and the scent of his blood remained in the clearing. He left because he knew I would finish him off which was a smart decision on his part. However, him being here meant that I had spoken too soon, he wasn’t as smart as I initially thought he was.
Steven didn’t wait to be announced. I felt him before I saw him the sickly echo of his presence crawling through my territory like rot under bark. The guards at the gate barely had time to react before he stepped into the inner grounds, injured arm bound crudely, his scent sharp with pain and malice. He s
