nna

cating wave of Alpha fury exploded across the square

ing down and crushing the solid black-iron armrests into twisted scrap me

r the entire wilderness apart stone by s

riders assigned to escort me hesitated, but Gavin's next command sent every rider, including them, thundering out. Without sparing me another

middle of the square, I frown

I took the reins of the black warhorse left beside me. Instead of riding with my torn wrists, I led

, a dark stretch of woods where few pack members traveled. My boots crunched ove

sharp, restless snort. It planted its hooves in the dirt, re

shes ahead. A gust of cold wind blew past, carrying a fo

cast-out werewolves who had lost their pac

and a rough, gravelly laugh echoed

ll definitely fetch us a fat bag of gold coins," a burly rogue with a

Inside the tied sack, something small was squi

n their yellow eyes landed on me standing alone wit

a pretty little beauty walked right up to our blades," the one-eyed rogu

n sleeve, my fingers slipping three thick, silver-coated combat needles between my k

and get lost,

r a second before burstin

pid? Come here, let your grandpa

a vicious grin, his rusted machete swinging do

e iron blade slice past my ear. With a flick of my wrist, I drove a silver-coat

ands flying up to clutch his neck as his heavy body crashed face-first ont

' faces vanished. Staring at their dead

using si

his knife, turned tail, an

t twice, sending two silver-coated needl

s of their backs. Both rogues let out short screams and collapsed into the

ck out, wiped the blood clean on their rough shirts, and

e, followed by a shallow,

g the mouth of the sack. Peeling back the rough burlap, I found a

re squeezed shut, his small face was a ghostly gr