Chapter Eighteen Hunter’s POV I rode through the forest, my horse thudding his hooves on the undergrown bushes. The trees stood tall and thick, their branches forming a canopy above. This was the southern border, the very edge of our territory, where the earth had revealed its secrets a few weeks ago… gold, and plenty of it. The recent letter from the Steeprock pack had been annoying. A warning and hidden threat, no less, about activities encroaching into their land. They seemed to think they could intimidate me with threats and letters. I had always found such attempts laughable. Their Alpha, like the rest, was weak compared to me. The only reason I took the letter seriously enough to visit the site today was to ensure that the operation remained under control and to plan the next

