The new bond between Olivia, Benjamin, and Mendoza had barely settled when Olivia suddenly lifted her head.
A sharp metallic scent cut through the calm air of the pack house corridor. Blood. Her eyes narrowed immediately. Benjamin smelled it the same moment she did, and his entire posture stiffened as instinct flared through him.
Mendoza’s gaze darkened as well, the three of them exchanging a brief but serious glance. Something was very wrong.
Without another word, they rushed outside together.
The scent grew stronger with every step until it flooded the courtyard completely. When they stepped into the open space, the sight before them made several wolves nearby gasp in horror.
Tasha lay on the stone ground in a spreading pool of blood.
Her body was motionless, her clothes soaked th
