Broken bond, burning desire

s with a dead man, my

est with Jax and Finn right beh

e border patrol. Nothing special

owls. No wind. Just this heav

es

I said low. "Something

lways say that, Eamon. Last w

ome scare

orry," I shot back. "Stormridge

happened to the east

right, Jax. Are you complaining

to eat befo

ed, but a small grin tugged at m

ey knew how to keep things ligh

en pushing closer every week.

eal mo

ear the rumors? They say this

into something meaner. Ruthle

kin

"If he comes sniffing around

ake the left flank. Jax, right. I w

thi

se enough to hear each other. My

s since the big war years ago. T

my skin prickled like it rem

head. Then all h

m the trees like shadows comin

flashed as my g

"Finn, behind you! J

-air. Bones cracked and reform

ground running. I tore into the

ed hot acro

hifted too, his brown wolf slam

came pr

There are too many! Eamo

lf trying to flank me. "Hold th

ck

felt it. The fight turned into a

fear. My wolves fought hard b

y had trained for

I saw

od the new Alpha. Tall. Deadly

cked across the battlefield. A jo

hat scent cutting through the b

amed no, but

. A massive black wolf, bigger

harged straight at me, a bl

hard. Fangs snapped. Claws tore

ronger. Faster. B

hing to prove," I growled thro

ig battles,

a split second. His hot breat

at froze my

ou

s. That voice. Even in wolf for

s his shoulder. He snarled and

ch

d back, shoving him off with eve

rit

old and full of hate. "You rea

r everythin

on! More coming in from the

snapped. "Thi

, came at me again. We clashe

own. For a heartbeat, I could

my throat. I smelle

ring straight into those burning

do

for the kill. But shouts an

poured into the clearing. Sto

ft. Shadowfang how

omeone from hi

mon!" Fin

eyes flicked with something ra

broke away with a final snarl

rom my side, watching him vani

orm but shifting back fast. "You

ho was

kin burning where claws had cu

g. "But he k

from his face. "They hit hard t

is planning s

spot where the black wolf had

ot walking awayWe regrouped quickly, checking wounds

elled like him. Like

hem. "Tell the pack leader

ea

go heavier. This

toward home, my mind raced.

ble second. It could not be him.

aws. Yet here he was, leading t

was the

teps. But I knew deep down the

next, it would b