Ethan and I suddenly appeared in a wooded area. The trees around us were tall and dense, their leaves rustling softly in the breeze. The air was cool and filled with the natural scent of damp earth and pine. The warriors were gathered nearby, and standing among them were Ryker and the Alphas—Enzo, Hudson, Charles, Ryan, Adrian, Dean, Parker, Wesley, Emmett, Sawyer, Jason, Vincent, and Miles. Along with them stood Kaiden, Lilith’s brother, his presence as serious as the expressions on the ...