Wolves of all colors howled together.

Amid the group of wild apex predators dotting the wide snow field, one woman brandished her daggers in both hands as a towering black-furred alpha wolf stood by her side.

‘Stop frowning or our pup will become ugly,’ humored Dylan through the mind link.

Diana caressed the wolf’s ear. She leaned against his warmth and hugged the wolf’s neck with her left arm as she hid her face in his sea of black fur. “Be careful, no matter what. Don’t worry about us. Talia is with me and I can protect myself with spells.”

A cold glint flashed deep beneath the bright blue eyes...