he darkness wo

built an em

s since the wind did not carry the stench of fear-but hope. Power. Revolution. My

one ring pulsing on my finger, Kade at my side. Smoke curled into the ni

w cr

ew

on, a

-

d-those who'd lived in darkness, abandoned by the packs they'd known. Now t

y. "We've heard rumors. The Alpha of Midnight Howl is seeking you out. He doesn't

d to the side,

"Let him fantasize his fictions. He

e. "But, my Queen, he has an army at his beck and call. He has

hide anymore," I cut in. "We are

air. These were broken wolves who'd been pursued and cast aside. But with m

ill need more than the abandoned wolves. We must gather the cursed ones, those bani

en villages first. The abandoned, th

st?" yelled a wa

ly. They were rejected Alphas, left behind when they most needed them. That

r tomorrow," I announced. "And we show them that.

-

on the edge of Midnight Howl's territory. It was one of those villages the

rrounded by decayed fences, houses in various states of disrepair. But it wasn't

o

wolf, but a

, we split our group in two. I took the lef

otted a man standing with his back to me. He was tall, h

e you?"

"The question i

wling in my chest. "I am Lilit

and strange. His hair was dark, his eyes cold-familiar, for I had s

you, didn't

ing of laughter about it. "You're more than you appear, m

re to make you an offer. Join me, and together we can destroy the Midnight Howl

ly opened his mouth. "I'm not an idiot. I'll go with

I replied, hol

instant, another part o

-

poke to us of the many packs he had encountered in his journey. He was an outsider

a, I suppose, but he's losing control. Rumors are in the air, and not every wolf

's a chance we can overthro

n take those who are loyal to Ronan's

eight of his words. "Then we'll pers

at in quiet contemplation, each of us thinking a

ign as Alpha was ticking down. The Queen of

nd wide. It was time for war. The worl

-

e. But my thoughts kept drifting back to the prophe

of your pain. Gather the forsaken

was supposed to mean, but the

waiting

n had bestowed

until the last Alp