f the Black ridge Pack gathered to celebrate their heritage, test their skills, and strengthen their

n outsider, watching from the shadows while Serene and the o

s they walked toward the gathering. The glo

"You need to stop hiding, Sam. You

ignature protective scowl. "I'll be h

trying to ignore the nerv

sual circle of admirers. But her attention wasn't on the

lpha'

self like a future leader. Every young she-wolf in the pack

n to win his favor. He was he

im, grinning like a fool. Cassius, her follower, her shadow, her lapd

? He was

l out to him when so

e had entered

ant

curled in disg

n. The firelight caught Samantha's bright, mesmerizing eyes, the same ones Serene hated.

ach churned w

, followed her gaze and groane

ne muttered darkly.

urned his head and his

his express

rough her like the ot

e made his w

ds around her, didn't notice at first. But

ked in s

ight?" Derek's voic

. How does he

e said ca

red on her, curiosity in his eyes. "Yo

owed. "Not rea

a fan of the pa

y invited," she

her to where Serene stood, glaring daggers

e now," he said.

to make of him. He was the Alpha

something to say, a voic

er

ping an arm through his like the

flashing her sweetest smile. "I was ho

ve, his eyes st

ip on his a

ing," he said, pul

hinned, but she

do," she said lightly, but the veno

ha sti

loser. "We were actually about to gra

else, but Serene pulled him away, leaving S

erek's arm as she walked

"Did you see her face? She didn'

answer. Her mi

looked a

talked t

en curious a

age boiled

's taken my mother's love.

OT takin

e night wore on, Serene's l

e I star