Chapter 15 The New Pack

• The geographical terminus of the region was defined by a massive geological fault line, a canyon three hundred feet in width with a vertical drop of four hundred feet to a fast-flowing riverbed. This natural barrier represented the absolute limit of pack jurisdiction. Beyond it lay the unaligned territory, a vast expanse of unmonitored wilderness where the Treaty of 1994 held no legal authority.
• Elena and Tahlia stood at the edge of the gorge. The physical coordinates of their position left no room for further retreat.
• The pursuit forces had completed their compression maneuver. From the dense forest behind them, the tactical units of both packs emerged, forming a semi-circular perimeter of fifty yards.