Later that day, Jessica's heart was heavy with resignation. The Alpha and his Queen had asked when she would be back and she had promised them her presence at the Silver Heart Pack by the next day.

The nexday…

As dawn painted the sky with strokes of pink and orange, Jessica's attempts to reach Lyssa were met with the cold, impersonal voice of the automated message: "The number you have dialled is switched off." The words echoed in her ears, a grim harbinger of the uncertainty. With ...