Chapter 3

Three Days After My "Death" Blood Moon holds a memorial service for their "dead" Luna. I stand on a distant hill outside the territory, watching through binoculars as Nathaniel stands by an empty casket. Three days of searching for my body. Three days of panic as the pack realizes their Luna has vanished. Three days of him sending desperate messages to my old phone. I've read every one. Deleted none. Let them pile up like evidence. My phone vibrates with a new message—this time from...