NIGHTSHADE PACK ENVOY ~TATE'S POV~ The plan was simple. Too simple, which meant it would probably go wrong. Holly and I would pose as runaways from Silverfang Pack. Two Outcasts seeking refuge with Marcus Blackthorn. He'd been recruiting discontented wolves for months. Why not two more? "This is insane," Holly muttered for the tenth time as we approached the Nightshade Pack border. "You can still go back," I told her. "And miss watching you probably get us both killed? No way." Despite her sarcasm, I could hear the fear in her voice. We'd dressed in torn clothes. Vida had given us bruises with makeup and magic. We looked like we'd been running for days. Through the bond, I felt Mathias and Daxon following at a distance. They were half a mile behind with Silas and twenty warriors. Cl

