stly fingers against the star-filled sky. Snow crunched beneath heavy boots as a lone figure s

torn coat. Her breath came in ragged puffs of white vapor, and her legs trembled with exhaustion. Nine years. Ni

ked Night Walker territory. Her wolf stirred restlessly beneath her skin, recognizing home eve

al clearing, wooden cabins and stone buildings clustered around a central lodge like cubs seeking warmth from

her palm. The wound was worse than she'd thought. Much worse. The Iron Claw bastards had ne

told herself. Jus

ideways, snow rushing up to meet her as consciou

n the glass beside him. The flames danced hypnotically in the stone hearth, but

door made him l

lar expression that meant trouble. "Alpha, the b

rked up instant

uncomfortably. "It's... yo

cold night air. Other pack members had gathered in a loose circle around s

gh the crowd, and

eekbones, the full lips, the wild dark hair now matted with snow and blood. Nine years melted awa

d, the name a prayer a

was something different about her-a strength that radiated from her still form,

s voice rough with emotion h

snow. Her skin was pale, too pale, and her breathing came in shallow gasps. Caref

grass. For a moment, they stared at each other in silence-the alpha

as barely a whisper,

her face, small ones that spoke of violence and survival. What had happened

tter-of-factly, as if co

he'd intended. "No, you're not. Run

d her lips. "Still g

rga

her weakness. "Why did you throw me away like garbage

rought up blood. Dolph's wolf howled in distress, the s

arms. She weighed almost nothing, all sharp angle

against his shoulder. For just a moment, she felt like coming hom

d reasons. She'd been wild, unpredictable, dangerous to herself a

ow feel like the most na

herbs. The elderly woman took one look at Morgana and immediately beg

una asked as she cut away Morgana's

nutes ago," Jahn reported fro

er did this was trying to kill her." She looked up at Dolph with knowing eyes. "

forgotten that was her family name, forgotten

save her?

There's something strange here. These wounds should have killed her hours ago,

common among their kind, but not to this deg

ontinued, her voice dropping to

noticed before-or maybe it had never been there. It was shaped like a crescent moon s

e," Jahn breathed