KAI
I realized too late it wasn’t enough. There were far more of those twisted wolves than any of us had imagined—like a plague that had been brewing right under our noses. This wasn’t just a small ambush. It was a calculated, drawn-out infestation, the kind of sickness that had been poisoning Cedar Creek for years.
And Garrett Shaw had known it all along.
A furious snarl tore from my throat as I tried to lunge, only to nearly lose my balance when the silver chain anchoring us yanked taut. Even so, Shaw managed to slip away, weaving through the c*****e like some dark phantom, breath ragged and coated in the stench of rot. He thought he could run. Thought he could leave us to face the horrors he’d unleashed.
Not a chance in hell.
I dug my claws into the earth and tore after him, each s
