CALEB I couldn't sleep for s**t. Three days since Kalel completed the bond with Luna, and Savannah still hadn't surfaced. The massive white wolf prowled our territory with tireless energy, conducting perimeter checks with military precision while barely acknowledging any of us except during those moments when she needed something. The bond between us all vibrated like a live wire, but Luna kept her thoughts mostly to herself, responding to direct questions with clipped, fragmented answers that left me feeling like I was talking to someone through a heavy static filter. Midnight found me on the packhouse roof, legs dangling over the edge, letting the cold night air slap some sense into me. The moon hung bloated and yellow-tinged above the forest—not quite full anymore but still fat with l

