Riley turned to Linda, her scent spiking with a sharp, metallic tang of panic. "They are here on Ava’s coin! Why else would they hunt only her? She’s paying them to humiliate me!"
Linda’s lip curled into a smirk. "Originally, today was meant to be a celebration of our revival, so I didn't want to wound you by leaving you out of the invitation. But Miss Knox, I have never seen a ritual where two wolves share the moon and one becomes a legend while the other... simply vanishes. None! Do you understand the weight of that? Every pack from the Northern wastes to the Southern coast that has seen this scroll didn't even register your existence."
Riley’s face went ash-gray. "This is impossible! You’re part of her conspiracy. You’ve tainted the ink!" She looked around desperately, unable to fatho
