Emilia followed close behind as Raymond’s guards dragged the unconscious wolf into the pack house. They pulled him down to the basement which Claire had occupied some days back.

Finally, they reached the dim, damp room. Her heartbeat thudded in her ears, the tension in the air thick enough to suffocate her. She didn’t want to be here, but she couldn’t bring herself to leave. Kellan, the wolf who had tried to kill her, was no stranger. His face was one she had seen many times among Raymond’s trusted guards, and the betrayal made her stomach churn.

The guards dropped Kellan unceremoniously onto the stone floor. The sound of his...