Myra folded her arms, pressing her back on the cold wall. She didn't like this corner of the palace. It was too cold and silent.Moonlight didn't touch this abandoned corridor. Just flickering light from the torches that hung on the walls.

In the distance, she could hear the faint hooting of owls beyond the hills. Their sounds only spooked her nerves.

She hugged herself for some warmth, wondering what was delaying him. The Alpha.

The one who had summoned her hours ago.

Just as she thought about ...