Alex’s pov:

Jade and I were walking idly, side by side, on our way to the nearby beach, when an incoming mind-link, frenetic and desperate came in.

“We’re under attack!”

I stiffened at once. The words were far too specific for me to not pick on them. There was no mention of rogues, nor vampires, much less witches… Ergo, chances were we were being attacked by a nearby pack.

The attack didn’t come as a surprise, but the timing did. It was awfully fortunate that it came when I ...