Chapter Twenty-Six Blood Secrets The moon hung low and crimson, casting an eerie light over the Moon Blood Pack lands. The wind whispered of things long buried, things better left forgotten. But secrets had a way of rising—especially under the blood moon. Raine’s pulse pounded as she stood at the edge of the ravine, the one forbidden part of the territory. The Alpha’s orders had always been clear—never cross it. And yet, her feet inched closer to the cliff’s edge, as if pulled by something primal. Something ancient. Behind her, the soft rustle of movement made her spin. Kael. She should have known he wouldn’t let her go off alone, not after everything. Not after what they’d discovered in the healer’s journals last night—that the binding spell cast on her womb wasn’t just to suppress

