His plans to escape are foiled when he is blackmailed into finding a new alpha capable of controlling the largest pack in New England before the Amazons cull it. Josh has no clue how he is going to accomplish this task, let alone stay out of the sights of his power-hungry cousin, Bryce, who is convinced he is the pack's next alpha.<br><br>Josh befriends Andrea, an erratic Amazon trainee, who talks to the ghost of her dead mother and has her own agenda when it comes to the wolf pack. When he is rescued by Gavin, a handsome park ranger driven to live in the furthest reaches of civilization, Josh feels a pull toward him that is more than just physical attraction. The three develop a bond that is stronger than friendship and tested at every turn.<br><br>With the help of his new family, Josh must find the strength within him to save the Silverbane pack and defeat the evil that threatens to turn them into killers. Only then can he finally be free.

Wolf Creek

“How are you here if you are dead?” Bryce asked.


“Shouldn’t you be on your last hunt?”


“Dead? Yes. Last hunt? No.” The apparition grew more distinct and its face was etched with anger. “I could never abandon my family. Silverbane was stronger than me. I accept that, but his rule only weakened this family. The ancestor wolves howl their disapproval and would not let me enter the final Hunt until I found a way to restore the greatness of our blood line. Now that Silverbane is dead, you are my only hope of saving our family from an eternity of damnation. The ancestor wolves demand it.”


“No, a Shade.” Lane looked almost whole now in the shadow of the forest. “Part of the man I once was, cut off from my wolf until I accomplish my mission. Will you help me? Are you strong enough to do what must be done to cleanse the bloodline?”


Bryce nodded. He knew the weakness that had infected the family, and it had started with Josh’s mother.


Chapter 35