Silvia. The threat came from inside the pack. His name was Dorian Vael. He had been in the Southern Pack for eleven years. Petra found him first. She came to my study on a Tuesday evening. She looked careful. Like someone who had noticed something but wasn't sure if they should say anything. "There is a man in the pack " she said. "I have seen him three times this week. He is not watching you like the pack watches you. He is assessing you. Like when you look at something and try to decide what it's worth." She described him. He was in his mid-thirties. He was lean. He had hair. He had a scar on the side of his jaw. He kept his head turned to hide the scar. I knew who she was talking about before she finished. "You did the thing " I said. "Thank you for telling me." She no

