Chapter 8

"Did you hear? Blackwood pack and Silvermoon pack are at war!"

The bottle in my hand nearly slipped. For a month, Kaelen's sudden disappearance had me totally freaked out, and now, this news from a passing werewolf made my blood run cold.

"Spill the details!" I said, fighting to keep my voice from shaking.

"Word is, Blackwood pack found proof that Silvermoon pack was in on Alpha Kaelen's ambush three years back." The werewolf lowered his voice, "The two packs are already duking it out. And get this, Alpha Kaelen himself led a party deep into Silvermoon territory, but they walked right into an ambush..."

I didn't need him to finish. A familiar, searing pain lanced through our mate bond, nearly choking me—just like three years ago when I’d found Kaelen, a bloody mess, in the snow.

Without a second thought, I slammed the shop door shut, threw together some medical supplies, and hit the road back to Blackwood pack.