Rain began to fall heavily,by the time Ace reached the inner border of Night root territory. The dense pine trees swayed violently in the wind, but Ace stood like an immovable statue, his large frame cloaked in the shadows of the canopy. His golden eyes , locked entirely onto the figure pacing aggressively across the boundary line.
Tanya.
She looked unhinged. Her blonde hair was soaked, clinging to her face, and her chest heaved with a mixture of exertion and unbridled rage. The moment she caught his scent, she snapped her head up, her own wolf pushing to the surface.
"Ace!" she shrieked, taking a step across the invisible border line. "You're hiding her in your private cabin! The whole pack is whispering about it. You brought that human trash into the sacred grounds!"
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