Chapter 181 The Gathering Before The Storm

• MARCUS
• Reading the message my friend Rodrick from Canine Sun sent, I can’t help but smile for him. He had been through a lot with his mate — a kind she-wolf who, despite her best efforts, could not bear pups. They had spent years trying, facing the quiet judgment of their pack and the pain of disappointment. But now, after Linda and her pack had slain two of his wolves, Rodrick had a chance to claim one of their pups as his own. It was cruelly convenient, but in our world, opportunity often came dressed in tragedy. He could raise the little girl and one day use her to strengthen his alliances.
• Maybe, just maybe, I could convince him to pair his soon-to-be adopted daughter with one of my pups when Laura recovered from giving birth. Our bloodlines would blend, and that would be a powerful advantage for both of us.