Synopsis

Hecalledmehisruin.Thenhemademeone.AlphaShiloh'srejectionwasn’tjustascar—itwasabetrayal.Heleftmeshattered.Broken.AndIhadtorebuildmyselfinsilence.Ialmostforgotthewayhistouchonceburnedlikesalvation.Nowhe’sback.Nottobegforgiveness.Tobargain.Adeadlymission,hesays.Hepromisesfreedom.Butthenpresenceignitesmywolfintoafrenzy.Shethrashes,desperatetoclaimhimagain.ButIrememberthecoldnessinhiseyeswhenheexiledme.ThewaythepackturnedtheirbacksasIcrawledintothewilderness,half-deadandwhollybroken.Hatesimmershotterthandesire.YethereIam,bargainingwiththedevilwhoshatteredme.Everymomentweshareisalie.Hedoesn’tknowabouttheshadowsI’vefed,thetruthI’veburied.Orthechild.Onewhisperofitsexistence,andthepackwillpainttheforestwithmyblood.Butthecloserwegettocompletinghismission,theharderitistohide…fromhim,orfromthepartofmethatstillcraveshim.Freedomhasaprice.Sodoesvengeance.AndI’mnotsurewhichwilldestroymefirst.