I catch Artemisia as she slumps to the ground after I let go of her and seal my mark with my tongue.

She's already trembling as my venom streams through her body. That should be enough to take the pups’ life. Ambros, who is now nearly completely taken by the demonic entity we made a deal with, had warned me about the fact that it might also take her wolf, but this is a risk I’m ready to take. I’ll give her so many new pups that she won’t miss them anyway.

Ambros is a bit offended about the fact that her wolf didn’t mark us back, but he heard...