Selene’s POV We traveled a long distance—first along the highway, and later, after several hours, we took a road that at first seemed impossible for a car to follow. But after winding through forests and mountains, we emerged onto a path hidden by brush yet perfectly paved. “This is one of the entrances to the realm,” said Lean, who was driving, after catching the surprise on my face in the rearview mirror. “There are a few more, all of them hidden from the human world.” “You’re now officially in pack territory,” said Kael, sitting beside me in the backseat. “Only our kind or the few humans who know about us can enter here.” That last part caught me off guard. “I didn’t imagine there were humans who knew about… werewolves.” “They’re very few,” Lean said, “but they exist. They serve a

