"This arrived for you this morning," Elena said, placing an elaborately decorated package on the breakfast table. She handled it with the caution of someone touching a venomous snake. "This level of formality is unusual."
I studied the package without touching it. The Blood Moon seal was stamped in red wax; the craftsmanship was exquisite, even by pack standards. "When was it delivered?"
"Just after dawn," Elena replied. "The messenger insisted it come directly to you, but our security intercepted it."
Kane entered the room, his attention immediately drawn to the suspicious delivery. "Has it been scanned?"
Elena nodded. "No explosives or obvious threats."
"But they've tried poison before," Kane finished, moving to stand protectively near me.
I broke the seal and opened the package. I
