s stronghold. The wind lashed the glass, each gust a howling beast, each raindrop a clawing han

ht. His broad shoulders cast a long shadow against the stone wall, his jaw tight beneath th

ous. Electric. The kind that made wolves t

of the bow, each callus brushing against the wood as though reacquainting himself with an old lover. The arrow's p

made the world a blur, but Roger's gaze never wavered. A rabbit, small and shivering

cles coiled like a predator ready t

under his breath, releasing the string bu

rough and deep, resonatin

de, eyes lowered, body bowed. In his hands, he held a lette

e man with a look that could flay flesh from bone.

's all,

htened around the letter, the paper crumpling beneath his grip. His jaw worked

nd writhing as though alive. Roger's eyes darted over t

mile spread ac

with the promise of blood. The letter fell from h

black-furred stray he'd picked up after the Red Claws fell, a battle that had painted the ground crimson and left bodies rotting be

, green eyes reflecti

up in his large, scarred hands. The cat purred, nuzzling hi

nock. Firm

the cat hissing as it

" Roger

stepped inside, head bowed low. "My lord,

dark smirk curling his lips.

bric falling to the floor in a heap. "

the stone floor. Servants and soldiers alike bowed their heads, eyes to the gro

, King Kade stood waiting, hands clasped, jaw clenched. His eyes

lowing Kade's smaller frame. He lifte

d. "I've hear

pped with mockery. "You cam

ils flared. "The Omega. The wh

have a pack to lead, don't you, Kade? I suggest you ret

g with false concern. "We're Alphas, both of us. Wolves. Y

d low and deadly. "Since when has

s clenching at his sides.

dow. "It's King Roger," he said softly, his voice a b

orking as he fought for c

coiled between them like

nst Kade's ear. "Leave. Now. Before I

He turned sharply, his robes whipping ag

go, the smirk neve

topped. The moon hung heavy i

stirred. Something that carried the scent o