I’m waiting for Sam to return with Audrey when Oliver’s phone blares to life. The sound shatters the silence like a gunshot, the same alarm I heard just before Kane’s attack. My heart kicks against my ribs, wild and frantic, panic flooding my veins like ice water.
“What’s happening?” My voice comes out thin, trembling, as I fight to drag air into my lungs, to steady myself.
Oliver answers his phone, his brow furrowing. “Apparently… there’s a human at the front gates.”
A lead weight slams into my stomach, dragging me down. A human. It could be anyone. But I know. The moment the words leave his mouth, I know who it is. My body knows before my mind dares to form the thought.
“Who?” My throat tightens around the word, a whisper choked with dread.
“I’m not sure. The whole pack’s been put o
