ed through the shadows. Her heart pounded with the weight of what she had just l

eyes haunted her every step, but she couldn't afford to let herself

s. We shouldn't be running

s she caught the scent of another wolf nearby. She

underbrush, his gaze sharp. "

harply. "Not eve

his arms. "An

Jace had always been one of the few people who didn't look at her like she wa

nd something in the archives. Som

n darkened. "Wha

y weren't rogues like ev

both stiffen. The wind carried an unfamil

" Jace w

ng felt... off. These weren't ordinary rogues. There

gent. "We need to g

hance to figure out what these rogues were doing

ir, followed by glowing red eyes

blood tur

just any r

as a w

-

ne tensed, her instincts screaming at her to run, but she forced herself to sta

ouths curled in twisted grins. Selene had seen rogues before, but these w

treaked with silver scars, stepped forward.

belong he

pounded. They k

w growl. "Get out

rritory anymore. Tell your Alpha that the storm is

id it, the certainty in his voice-it

o the darkness with the others. Just like that, they were g

arply. "What th

o busy trying to shake off the feeling that

to focus. "We nee

ed. "You sur

oice. If there really was a storm

ace to face with the Alpha

t, his hands clenched into fists. She knew he wanted to say something, but she wasn't

ene hesitated for just a second before pushing forward. She wasn't the weak, trembli

was just as she remembered-warm firelight, the scent of pine and wolf lingering in

sharp. Whatever those rogues had meant by

n she s

ercing golden eyes locked onto her the moment she stepped in. Time hadn't

ore settling on her again. His

hold his stare. "We hav

leaned back in his chair, assessing her l

I didn't give you pe

ut she kept her voice eve

The warriors stiffened. Jace shot her a

o long being afr

d. "Careful, Omega. Y

th the surface. She wasn't ready to reveal everything, but sh

And if you don't listen to what we have to say,

t his a

eyes darken

order. But they weren't normal. They knew me, and they k

s. Damian's face remained unreadabl

oo. They weren't like the usua

expression unreadable. Then, suddenly, he sto

o follow orders, Jace moved to speak with a Beta, and Selene-Sele

at her not as a burden... but

re how she fe

thing wa

only the