The first sign that something was wrong came three hours after the nuclear attack failed. Luna was standing in the pack's main lodge, surrounded by maps and communication equipment as she coordinated the supernatural community's response to what the human media was already calling "The Manhattan Anomaly." Satellite images showed the nuclear missiles simply... stopping mid-flight, their deadly payload transformed into harmless light that painted the night sky in impossible colors. "The European vampire clans are asking for confirmation of the alliance," Lady Nightshade's voice crackled through the encrypted communication system Victor had established. "They want to know if the Ravencrest union speaks for all of North American vampire society." "Tell them—" Luna began, then stopped as pai

