"Tyler, don't go too far into the forest. You're alone," Zion's voice echoed through the mindlink.
Beta Tyler paused, his ears twitching, absorbing every second of the night's silence.
The wind carried a strange, faint scent, and the sound of broken twigs came from the bushes. Tyler's olive eyes reflected the dim moonlight between the pine trees.
"There's something here, Alpha. I hear movement," he replied through the mindlink.
He crouched down, his muscles tensing. In an instant, his body trembled, his bones shifted with a distinctive sound, and thick grey fur covered his entire body.
In seconds, his human form disappeared, replaced by a sturdy grey wolf, his olive eyes flashing sharply.
The bushes moved again. Beta Tyler darted forward, his claws striking the wet ground, tearing
