I felt my wolf stir inside me—agitated, restless. I wasn’t the only one. Janice’s growl rumbled through the room, sharp and furious, as she challenged my grandmother outright. Good. “Grand Luna Serenity,” she said, her voice hard as steel, “I distinctly recall asking you to stay with the pack members while I handled the situation. I asked you to check if there were more rogues, since you can sense them first—faster than anyone.” Her hazel eyes narrowed. “And you said there were none except on the east.” A heavy silence filled the air, thick with unspoken tension. Janice continued, her words cutting like a blade. “Then, all of a sudden, Nichol was sent to the south. And a link confirmed she was there—not because she was tracking rogues, but because more of your beasts were coming f

