AUTHOR POINT OF VIEW

Zuko burst through the door at that moment, his wolf still half-shifted. “Let her go!” he roared.

But it was too late. Soraya looked at him, smirking. “You’re too late, Alpha.”

She snapped her fingers. And immediately a blinding red light filled the room, and in the blink of an eye, she and Kayla vanished, leaving behind only the faint scent of silver smoke and blood.

“Kayla!” Zuko’s shout filled the pack house, rage and desperation evident in his ...