Chapter 178

• Third Person's POV
• The night stretched long over Mistyhowl Mountain Lodge, stars blazing like a scattered crown of wolffire.
• The man before her-Magnus Sanchez, Alpha of Shadowbane-stood tall and imposing. Even in stillness, the sheer presence of him radiated authority, a predator's calm confidence that could make any wolf shiver. Yet the way he held her in his arms was gentle, protective, a stark contrast to the sharp command in his eyes that made the hairs along her nape rise.