Hudson grew increasingly erratic, his predatory instincts frayed by the suppression drugs and the sudden, violent realization of Avery’s secret. He knew this hunt had to end face-to-face. He needed to smell her fear, her truth, or her love.

Blake Donovan intercepted the Alpha in the medical wing, the air thick with Hudson’s heavy, labored breathing.

Meeting Hudson’s golden, bloodshot eyes, Blake felt the pressure of a looming migraine. "Alpha Montgomery, the Shadow-Stalkers are already watching the healer’s kin. If you charge out now, in this state, the days of agony you endured to protect the pack’s secrets will be for nothing. You are compromised."

Hudson’s chest heaved, his emotions...