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Red:

When Red witnesses her grandmother's murder, she escapes into the woods before the killer - who happens to be her older brother - can catch her

The cabin in the forest is peaceful, quiet, and isolated It has everything she needs to survive It even comes with a pet ho keeps her company

But when her brother's henchht for her life

Nash:

He didn't expect a human to wander into shifter territory, but now that she's here, Nash can't iine life without Red

When she's attacked by wolves in the dark of the forest, Nash has no choice but to save her

There's just one problem: she doesn't know he's a shifter

Prologue

Nash

I’ back, but that doesn’t matter I can’t wait to see Elise I reallyout on a hunt in quite awhile, and I want to tell her all about it Maybe I’m lame compared to her Alpha boyfriend, but my cousin loves me, and I know she’ll be excited to hear all about today’s adventures

She’s always teased oing to be different As soon as I find Elise, I’ that happened today She won’t believe it She won’t believe that today, I conquered the forest It ht just be a few rabbits, but I feel like I conquered the world

For the first ti up Maybe it’s because the Alpha didn’t coe or ot to run with my friends all day, but I feel free

I feel freer than I have in years

Things have been a bit rocky between Elise and ” is the right word for it “Whoring” sounds so mean when it’s about my cousin, but that’s more accurate

Elise is sleeping with the Alpha of the Silent Canines and there’s not a da I can do about it

I tried to convince her he was bad news, tried to show her the error of her ways, but none of that matters She believes what she wants to believe, and I have to live with that We all have to live with that

The truth is that Elise is an adult She can date who she likes As long as the Alpha doesn’t hit her or hurt her, who am I to complain?

I hurry into the cave ahead of the others We were all hunting all day and we’re all more than ready for supper Ryder and Thorn takeI’oes with the with Marybeth and a few other wolves

They were all great today and we’re all feeling a bit of a rush I hurry to my cousin’s room and lift my hand to knock, but when I reach her door, I’y

So metallic