Moon Shade’s territory looked even darker under the night rain. As the SUV rolled past one wolf estate after another, a faint scent of ash began to seep into the car. It was so thin it was almost unnoticeable, but instinct made everyone inside go cold. That smell did not belong to anywhere safe. The closer they got to the Pack’s heartland, the stranger the four wolves’ heartbeats became. It wasn’t nervousness—it was their wolf instincts screaming at them. “Something’s wrong here…” Kane stared out the window, his voice ground out from somewhere deep in his chest. “This place is wrong.” Before the SUV even reached the main Moon Shade manor, a crowd was already blocking the road. Pack members had formed a ring, faces flashing in and out of the firelight, like they were watching some t

