Beverly's POV

My lungs burned with every gasping breath. I had been running for hours, using every bit of Luna instinct to stay ahead of Marcus's hunters. But exhaustion dragged at my limbs like chains and pregnancy made me clumsy where I needed to be fast. One misstep, one moment of weakness, and they had driven me here.

The cliff edge crumbled under my heels. Sixty feet of empty air separated me from the rocks and rushing river below. Four wolves circled in front of me, their eyes gleaming ...