The Pack’s Reckoning
As the rest of the wolves arrived, I noticed them immediately head toward two small houses, disappearing inside to shift back and change into spare clothes.
They moved without hesitation, as if this routine was second nature.
I supposed it was—
A part of their world I still didn’t fully understand.
But I would.
Soon.
By the time they re-emerged, dressed and ready, it was clear by their annoyed expressions that the sting of their defeat still lingered.
They had all tried—and failed—to outrun and outmaneuver Kody.
And as much as they hated it, I felt a flicker of pride watching them, knowing they had given it their all.
Except—
Selene wasn’t among them.
Neither were the three wolves who had attacked her.
A tense silence stretched over the clearing as Kody to
