What happened in the Palace while the Alpha and the high ranked wolves was out, was unlooked for. Though Annalise had Lucas, it was so easy for Odette to infiltrate the Palace. Odette used the absence of the wolves to her advantage. And before Annalise could even figure it out, Odette succeeded.

Annalise had no memory of what had happened after she collapsed. She just woke up the same night, with different pair of clothes, and in a different room. Lucas, and unknown wolf they called a physician, and some of Noah’s trusted men were.

Her body was light. The sting on her arm was gone. She could move freely,...