The ride back to Nikolai's estate was quiet. Laura stared out the carriage window, watching moonlight paint silver streaks across the dark landscape. Her mind was still reeling from everything she'd witnessed at the Silver Paw.
"You're thinking about him, aren't you?" Nikolai's voice cut through the silence.
Laura turned, meeting his gaze in the dim light. "Kieran?"
"Who else?" Nikolai leaned back, his face half-hidden in shadow. "He's hunting you with a desperation that borders on madness."
Laura wrapped her arms around herself, a chill running down her spine despite the warm night. "What I don't understand is why."
Nikolai's fingers drummed against his knee, his eyes distant. "Those wolves in the north... the way they're acting isn't natural. Attacking their own packs, moving like t
