Hayley's POV

Aiden and I were tearing at the wind on our way to Moonlight Howl Pack territory.

And so I could still see in my head the ghost of an attack that was about to befall us.

As the sun started to rise and spread a golden but airy morning light in the vicinity, there was no time or energy for idle romanticism about dawn.

We needed to alert the pack and brace ourselves for what was coming.

I recognized the faces of some pack members going about their usual morning business as we neared where they had made a little enclave.

Ordinarily, this would be a common sight,...