Caden's eyes blazed with untamed fury beneath shattered composure and raw emotion threatened him completely. Frantic whispers from remaining loyalists carried news swiftly to him revealing his carefully chosen instruments of chaos lay in ashes within Black Claw palace.

The men under his command were sprawled messily everywhere silently waiting. Most had been wolves in Greyer Pack, his kinfolk sharing a history of deep festering hurt and intense bitter resentment.

A brutal flashback slammed ...