Kyle hadn’t just stormed out on his Luna because of an argument, he’d gone further, all the way to the Gold Fur pack, to negotiate a kind of de-escalation. Hector had agreed to a truce, but only under one condition: Veronica had to be found and delivered to them, to face justice for killing their former Alpha.

Kyle had sworn he’d bring her in the moment he got his hands on her, if only they promised to stay away from his pack for a few weeks.

But it had been days now, and Veronica was still nowhere to be found. He was certain she was with Kain, probably wrapped up...