The Alpha's Forsaken Bride

er. The murmurs had not stopped since she had dragged the rogue's corpse into the clearing, yet none d

ke volumes; this was no ordinary rogue attack. Elena could sense it too. Something about th

ou're either the luckiest wolf I'

escaped Elena.

ard, his gaze unread

the settlement. Elena followed, ignoring the stares that burned into her back. Every nerve

center, casting flickering shadows across the wooden floors. Maps and weapons

to a chair near

self onto the sturdy wooden seat. He remained sta

t," he said finally. "Somethi

nly. "I thought rogues

e growing, but it's more than that. They're moving wi

gue she killed wasn't just attacking for food or territo

looking for a place to belong, but I need to kno

d. "What are

politics. Someone who can investigate this

want me to find out what's

I'm giving you a chance to prove yourself again-n

r part-the part that still burned with the need to reclaim h

ed slowly.

ver. "Then get ready. Yo

the leather straps of her gear. The assignment was simple-track the rog

o find Sienna watching her with mild amusement. "D

ems rather than wait for the

ckled. "Fa

th ink-black hair and piercing gray eyes stopped beside Cassian.

d a brow. "

simply. "I'll be

one of our best hunters. If something unnatural

his stance, the kind of presence that only came w

e the rogue had emerged the night before. The scent was faint but still pr

a's other side. "Yo

d stay downwind and keep

enna's lips. "Maybe you wo

y traveled, the more unsettling the forest became. Birds had gone silent. The usu

rth. He ran his fingers through the dirt, b

gues carried a certain feral musk, but this had an underlying

alone," Sie

slowly. "No

th beneath their feet. Shapes moved in the darkness beyond the t

iled, ready for a

" Talon sa

ild. Talon met it mid-air, shifting in an instant. His massive wolf

er claws slashing across its side. The rogue barely reacted, its mo

king down another rogue with bruta

in sharp pants. Th

Talon growled, blood stai

arger than the rest, standing at the edge of the clearing. Its e

less. No

someone- was c

't just a pack of rogue wolves

Talon

as the rogues gave chase. Their snarls filled the air

oot in these woods,

r growls echoed through the trees, reverberating through the night. Talon pushed

s still there, keeping its distance, watching. A chill settl

"They're drivin

. The trees were scorched, the air thick with the scent of de

he clearing. Something massive lurked within the d