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ting against my ribs. I was disheveled, covered in

flashlight beam dancing aroun

ng. It was better to f

out from behind the tree, my han

immediately raised his weapon. It was a tranqui

? Why are you here?" he

He was young, his eyes cautious but not cru

d to the Gamma's second-in-command after bravely

ould take me straight back to Cassius. I had to be so

The hunger made my legs feel like jelly, and I let myself coll

ce trembling. "I'm not a Rogue. I wa

My sealed wolf soul meant I gave off no pow

and the cuts on my ankles. His expr

ou come from

usion. "I don't remember. I th

He reached into his pack and pulled o

at this,

u," I whispered. I tore it open and ate like a starv

through the static. "All patrol units, be advised, the Alpha's Luna is missing

protein bar wrapper in my fist,

glanced from me to his co

ng was a top-priority crisis. Cassius would

e, and he saw the flicker

rea in the middle of the night, claiming amnesia, at the exact m

grab me, to call

ed his communicator and

he whispered, his voice urgent. "If you don'

ed. I didn't understan

aid, his voice low and honest. "But I can see

st turned and headed deeper into th

r the barking of hounds and the shou

. I scrambled to my feet and f