AVA The path back to my pack felt long and uncertain as I wondered if I had made a grave mistake by leaving Lilya behind. Doubts swirled in my mind like a restless storm, and I couldn't help but question my choices. But fate had other plans for me that day, plans that would test my resolve in the face of danger. As I approached the border of my pack's territory, a chorus of screams pierced the air, shattering the quietude of the forest. Instinct took over, and I followed the desperate cries, my heart pounding with each step. What I stumbled upon was a scene of terror. Two women, their faces contorted with fear, were being surrounded and attacked by a group of rogues. Their assailants wore the unmistakable mark of Alpha Damon's pack, and the dread that settled in the pit of my stomach to

