Chapter 8

His Beta’s words hung unfinished, but Ethan already sensed the truth. Yet he refused to face the bloody reality before him, choosing dental instead.

“Impossible. Sarah couldn’t have discovered anything. She would have confronted me immediately—that’s her way. But she said nothing. Sent no messages these past two nights.”

“I explained everything about the feast. She accepted it!”

“She wouldn’t just vanish like this. I won’t allow it!”

“FIND HER! Search every territory, every den, every shadow!”

His voice cracked with Alpha command: “Bring her back alive, or… or bring me her body to bury with my own hands!”

The last words exploded from him with such force his Beta stumbled back, pale and shaking, before

rushing to track my scent.

familiar mask of gentle

wrong? Sarah’s upset about me taking her place, isn’t she? But on such an important

present… to pull such a

She’s being childish.”

you’ve always indulged her too much. I know Sarah–she has no other pack ties. She’ll

The Elders are waiting for the ceremonial toast.”

have believed her sweet poison. Might

something primal and panicked clawed

he jerked away from her touch, his voice winter–cold.

this is your last warning. You’re only here as Sarah’s stand–in. She is my

are not yours to

she could speak, Rose

Ethan’s ceremonial robes.

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