CHAPTER 35: THE SHADOW THAT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN
The voice echoed across the ruined eastern district long after the words ended, settling over the shattered streets like a cold mist. Every wolf present felt it. The scavengers froze in unnatural stillness, crimson eyes glowing brighter beneath the gathering storm clouds overhead. Luna Hayes stood at the center of the silver Moonfire, her pulse hammering against her ribs as disbelief fought with instinct. It could not be Vareth. She had sealed his power herself. The Moonfire had stripped away his connection to the forces he once controlled. She knew it. She had felt it happen. Yet the voice had been unmistakable. Smooth. Calm. Dangerous. A voice that had haunted too many battles already. Ryker Blackwood moved closer until his shoulder nearly
