The strike forces were already moving fast through the forest, but Evan suddenly stumbled, one hand flying to his chest.

A spike of agony tore through the bond sharp, cold, invasive. Jadon.

His breath hitched. His wolf snarled so violently the warriors around him flinched.

“Alpha?” one of them asked, alarmed. Evan didn’t answer. He felt her pain and her fear.

It hit him like a blade. He growled, low and feral. The warriors stiffened.

Another pulse hit him weaker, but desperately. Evan’s ...