I ran. I barely made it out of that parking garage alive. My keys had become weapons, slicing through the air as I broke free from Vanessa's circling wolves. My car's tires screamed against concrete as I floored it, Vanessa's ice-blue eyes burning in my rearview mirror like twin flames of rage. The drive home was a blur of adrenaline and terror. Back in my apartment, I locked every single deadbolt, chain, and security latch I had. My hands were still shaking twenty minutes later. My wolf was on high alert, ears metaphorically pricked for any sound that might signal pursuit. I needed answers. Fast. My laptop glowed in the darkness as I searched for information about werewolf territorial laws. What I found made my blood run cold. Unclaimed wolves needed explicit pack p

