Chase The forest was unnaturally quiet. Hundreds of warriors waited just beyond the edge of the five-mile radius the witches had marked on the map. Wolves from four different packs stood ready among the trees, muscles tense, eyes sharp, every single one of them waiting for the order to move. The air hummed with magic too. The witches had formed a loose circle behind us, murmuring protection spells while Estella and the other coven leaders kept watch for any dark magic. But right now… We were waiting. And I hated waiting. I stood at the front of the clearing with Tyler and Jack beside me while the other Alphas gathered nearby with their warriors. Holly stood several feet away with Marissa and Jenn, their eyes scanning the forest nervously. Everyone was tense. Everyone knew Clara

