POV: Callum Brennan Location: Isla's Whitechapel Shelter Time: That Night I'm doing rounds when they attack. Eleven PM, checking doors and windows, making sure the shelter's secure before settling in for the night. Twenty-three wolves inside. Most sleeping. A few talking quietly. Normal night in the Rookeries. Then the door explodes inward. Five wolves burst through. I recognize them immediately. Pack enforcers. Cormac's wolves. Here to hurt people. "Everyone down," I shout to the shelter residents. "Get to the back rooms and stay there." The wolves scatter. Sophie herds them toward safety. Isla appears from her office, sees the attackers, grabs a silver knife from her medical kit. The lead enforcer, Vincent, spots me. "Callum Brennan. Your brother sends a message. Stay out of pack

