ella

rful form cloaked in shadows. Only his eyes seemed

ked, his voice direct, cu

" I gestured to the needles still embedded in his chest. "A curse like this isn't something a com

udden, palpable menace. His gaze turned lethal

ion unyielding. I had made my wa

his lips like a shard of glass. "Odom Pack." He let that s

ubert's mother. The woman who had smiled so s

The universe, in its cruel and twisted way, had delivered me the perfect ally. I

even. "Completely. But I'll need ce

s?" he asked, hi

ust." I named the only known cure from the ancien

ld tell he knew the cost. Wyrmheart

he pro

will lend me the full strength of the Mccormick pack. To help me with a single

ps. "That's a high price. What's to stop m

sement. I walked to the mouth of the cave,

live," I said, turning to face him. "Your pursuers are closing i

lled with a shimmering, colorless liquid. "Silent Step potion. It w

him. He caught it w

see the assessment in his eyes: I wasn't just a Healer. I was a st

contact my men?

The Alpha Prince's men. Where are they searching?" By naming Hubert, I was lay

turning behind those intelligent, predatory

On it was a small, intricately carved whistle in the

ering Falls. Blow this. My Beta

ctric jolt again, stronger this time. I quickly cl

deal?" I asked,

red existence. After a moment's hesitation, he clasped it. His grip was fi

he con

th the threat of death hanging o