Stant

preciative glance but said nothing. The car started moving again, this time he

. "Mr. Winston, can you tell me about Ca

has not been well. The Pack Elders are hoping th

afflicted with a vicious curse known as the "Silver Bligh

and dense forest, the heart of the Ramirez Pack's domain. Unlike the gaudy Stephenson e

trance of a skyscraper that pierced the c

said, opening my door. "The Alpha

y was tighter than a fortress. As the elevator ascended, my heart began to beat a little faster. I was about

living room that took up the entire floor. One wall was made entir

s dressed in simple black loungewear, his frame lean but straight. Jus

d respectfully. "Mis

re turne

he room, so potent it was almost hard to breathe. But mixed withi

short black hair and intense, dark eyes. But his skin was

ur eyes met,

ancient forests-hit me, a fragrance so compe

felt like it had been set on fire. Goosebump

ming home, washed over me, filling a vo

ssive roar echoed in the

r. But ... I was wolfless. Ho

rinking to pinpoints as he stared at me, his expr

f humor. The one thing I wanted to avoid in this

nce. His voice was a low, rough rasp,

The stench of the Silver Blight grew stronger as he approached. He seemed numb to hi

formality. You are free here. A residence has been prepared for you on the estate. You may c

ike the Stephensons, he

ly curse clinging to him. As a healer, I could almost see the gray-

us step forward, ne

inch, his body tensing

ed out my hand, not to touch him, but

is chest, Calvin's body convulsed.

at beading on his forehead. The "Silver Blight" curse energ

ing forward, only to be thrown b

to scream, but his ragged, desperate gasps betrayed the agony he was in. I could see sil

the Sil

as the pain threatened to consume him entirely, I pressed my palm f

first physi

ot through both of us. The Touch. It was the fifth an

ped his head up, his dark eyes, which had

l shock was