Mira’s POV

I woke to Kael's absence and the sound of shouting at the gate. By the time I reached it, a young woman had collapsed just inside. Blood on her clothes. Kael was already assessing her wounds.

"What happened?" I demanded. "She says there's been a massacre. Northern Valleys Pack. Says they're coming here."

"Who's coming here?"

The woman, Elena, looked up with wild eyes. "Hunters. Not wolves. Humans. They attacked our pack with silver weapons. Killed everyone. I barely escaped."

"Why ...