Simone The pack of five beasts crashed into the town square not a second after the guard finished shouting his alert. These were bigger than usual, more vicious, with that same hairless, deformed appearance that made my skin crawl. Behind them, a group of enforcers were already running, before they could do any real damage to the buildings or civilians. “Everyone who can fight, with me!” my father bellowed, his alpha voice carrying across the square as people scattered to safety or grabbed weapons. My parents came running from the building behind me, shifting into their wolves mid-stride as they joined the fray. I wanted to help, but I had a different job now. “Simone, the infirmary!” Saul called out, already heading toward his clinic. I ran after him, my heart pounding as we grabbed

