Alvira’s P.O.V. I could hear Phillip howling from only a few paces behind me as we ran full-speed up the hill towards the outpost. The three of us had been on our way back from a round of patrolling when Mariah caught the whiff of smoke and blood. Marcus had been spotted draped over the back of a large hulking figure in the dim hours of the morning, as most of the second group was still making its way to the outpost. We’d been spotted by the figure, who let out a deep and guttural scream that was something between a howl and a human wail. It was unlike any wolf or rogue I’d ever encountered, and it shook me to my core. So Beta Patrick, Mariah, Phillip, and I made a break from the main group that was busy controlling the remnants of the cabin fire. The four of us were gunning for that f

