RYKER’S POV

Nine months followed with a pattern for us at the Shadow Claw pack. The Alphas arrived as well as their pack, where we all thrived and trained tirelessly. We had an army, and all we kept doing was to patrol the borders and also our hidden routes to avoid surprise. We had lots of scouts and we all operated on a clockwork. Strangely, the Lycans were nowhere in sight. It was as if they had vanished suddenly, but a part of me knew they were going to show up soon.

But when?

Because ...