It turned out that there wasn’t much to go over during the briefing, as Carlo had already covered the basics. The Black Shade pack, located mostly in Marche, had been attacked by a mysterious beast a few weeks ago. Sofia didn’t have many details on the creature, but she mentioned that at least fifteen lives were lost in the fight. Carlo had already sent two warriors to assist with training, but their Alpha had requested additional fighters for defensive purposes.
I leaned my head against the cool window of the Honda Pilot TrailSport that Enrico was driving, trying to ease the dull throb of my lingering headache. Sofia sat in the back seat, bobbing along to a song I couldn’t hear, her headphones firmly in place. If I kept my eyes closed long enough, I could almost pretend we weren’t sandwi
