Carson The drive back to my territory should have felt like a victory. Instead, every mile only fueled the irritation simmering beneath my skin. I drummed my fingers against the steering wheel as the dark highway disappeared beneath my truck. Normally, after a meeting with another Alpha, my mind was already moving on to the next problem that demanded my attention. Tonight, there was only one thing occupying every corner of my thoughts. Arianna. Of all the places in the country she could have run, she had chosen Gold Pack territory. I had spent months wondering if she was alive. Wondering if she’d slipped across a border into another supernatural territory. Wondering if she’d been foolish enough to trust humans. Instead, she’d been hiding in plain sight. I almost laughed. She alway

