The Pack of Lies

em, which breathed heavily. Its brilliant crimson eyes shone through

, or your pac

beside her, and Kade stepped in front o

mbling with both fear and anger. "

ve head, its dark fur bristli

ht of the creature's threat was too much. If she refused, the pac

voice barely audible. "W

ips with a cruel smile, sho

said, its deep voice e

you. "With you, I gain the ability to dest

truth!" The creature giggled, sending shivers down Esme's spine. "The truth?"

o Selene, who avo

sharply. "What is

"Esme is at the heart of the prophecy. She has a power unlike any other. But if

"What power? What ar

and urgency. "Have you felt it? The weird pull, th

it. The way the moon appeared to call to her, and how

w how to control

pted. "I will teach you how. Together, we

d at the top

her golden eyes blazing as he

r them to shake. "Do not test me, little wo

calm but firm. "If you touch her

raised her hands again, summoning another burst of li

ne shouted.

the urge to fight and the f

de yelled, gra

rest. They could hear the echoes of the creature's voice be

asked, her chest burning as

" Kade said, his

red unending, with the trees merging together as they rushed

secluded cave, its entran

eyes scanning the forest fo

here for now," he s

s. "This is insane. First the man in the shadows,

ind racing. "Selene said I'm t

he prophecy describes a wolf born with the abili

ghtening. "But I don't want this

neeling beside her. "You're not alone,

out her. It's about all of us. If the wrong forces get to her

stop them," Ali

he only one after her. There are others. Powerful wolves an

ike a pawn in a game she had no understandin

Father," Alina said

ing up. "He's been lying to u

ina argued. "And he's the Alpha. If

nd, a low growl echoed

s eyes narrowing.

antly, her wolf fo

as shadows flickered

from the jungle, he kept on twinkling his eyes with d

ed, steppin

d, his smile widening. "You wo

?" Kade demanded,

to Esme. "You already k

aking her," A

he cave. "Oh, I don't plan to. Not yet, anyw

ckled in the air. The cave walls trembl

outed, grabbin

d before they could move, and Esme

ed into silence as blackness to over her. She hit

er eyes to find herself i

oice echoed from

elled back, but he

ith her heart racing

overed with a faint, otherworldly

the darkness. "Welcome, child of pro

when a figure emerge

hing in-between, it had a glowing golden eyes and

he inquired, her

er of the truth. And you, Esme, are