The Half-blood crown

wood and returned alive. She had killed the feral with her bare hands. She had buried it like a pers

d them all.

e. Together, they worked on the shift. Some days it came easily-Sera would feel the wolf rise, and she

wolf is not your enemy. It is your other half

illed me the

led the feral.

no answer

in the training yard. He had healed quickly-werewolf blood ran thic

n avoiding

een tra

. I've

an eyebrow

to interrupt." He tossed her

it. "You'

l ma

e could hear Kael's heartbeat. She could smell the soap on his skin. She

tween strikes. "But you h

kes you

Controlled. Precise. Your

ack. "My wolf wa

her blade. "Your wolf wants to be fre

breathing hard.

se you're not the only one wit

she saw something behind his calm grey

ned to you?

e first heir of the Silverfang Pack. He was a h

aught. "What ha

ost control. Killed three wolves before my father put hi

nt. Sera did not

nd up like him. My father wanted to know if you were a threat. I was

will you

hat you are not a thr

hing shifted between them-som

castle walls. Three

ed. "What

breach. Rogue wolves. They're a

d ran cold.

council is alre

d and ran for the ca

-

uards rushed in and out. Voss stood at the

have crossed the border in force-at least fifty

gh the crowd. "Wh

d," Voss said. "The cou

rward. "I will handle

owed. "You are n

alid. And right now, my people are dying. I w

the north. Tell them to evacuate to the capital. Send word to the p

acks," Darius said. "They

looked at Kael. "You represent the Si

ded. "Th

lood Treaty? The law says no heir may comm

. It says nothing about defending the kingdom. And if you try to s

d. He looked at Voss

d. "Now-where is

-

es followed-guards, volunteers, and a handful of Silverfang warriors

border by midni

e be in

n't k

ipped her hair. The wolf stirred beneath

ng. Bodies lay in the streets. Men. Women. Children. Sera's

ut. Search for survivors.

r sword drawn. The smell of smoke and blood was ove

r. From beneath a

d and stone with her bare hands. Underneath, a chi

d softly. "It's

er eyes were wide. "T

ered the child in her arms.

we found tracks. The rogues are

ed the child to a guard. "Get h

bloody. Her heart was heav

" she said. "Someone sent the

"And I thin

ho

one is using the rogues to destabilize the kingdom. To force a crisis.

od ran col

g with him. Either

heading for the capital. Her fathe

id. "No rest. No stopping. We reach

ded. "An

r wolf rose-not to fight h

own the Blood