"Could you say that again?"
Jackson spins to face the Lota kneeling before him. The young wolf is panting as if he sprinted across the entire compound to deliver this message.
"Lady Frida is here, Beta. She's at the gates and requesting entry."
Jackson feels a whirlwind of emotions, shock, confusion, hope, dread. This is the closest he's felt to home since Kai's uncle Torren was killed. Closer to family than he has been in a long time.
But why is she here? How did she find them?
"Who is Lady Frida?" Ivy asks, her earlier agitation subsiding. Her eyes have returned to their usual state, though Jackson can still sense the withering power on her skin.
"Ivy, listen to me." He grips her shoulders firmly, needing her to grasp the gravity of the situation. "No matter what happens, you must
