Black Hollow.
I looked at him again.
“Do you know if Black Hollow is far from here?” I asked suddenly.
The moment I said it, Ryder went completely still.
His expression changed instantly.
“Black Hollow?” he repeated, like he didn’t expect to hear that name from me.
“Yes,” I said.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
“Why would you want to go there?” he asked. “That place isn’t somewhere people just decide to visit.”
I swallowed.
“I was told I need to see someone there,” I said honestly.
Ryder frowned deeper.
“Who?”
I shook my head.
“I don’t know.”
That made him pause.
He stared at me for a moment like he was trying to figure out if I was serious.
Then he exhaled slowly and ran a hand through his hair.
“Black Hollow is not a friendly pack,” he said. “And their Alpha… is not someone
