REBECCA I could feel my heart explode with fear as Reiner ran at breakneck speed through the snowy forest. Goddess, please let nothing have happened, I prayed. Please, please ... It had all happened very quickly. One moment I was in the ballroom, intent on watching as the workers put up the Christmas decorations, and the next I had found myself on Reiner's wolf's back and practically in the middle of the forest. He had been unable to tell me anything: he was totally dominated by his wolf, a single body of instinct and pure, all-encompassing fear. Only one name stirred in his mind: Violet. Something had happened to our little girl. Dozens and dozens of wolves were running at his side, opening wider and wider in a big fan, perfect for raking through the whole forest.A small part of

