Luna was twelve years old when she discovered that someone within Nightshade was working against her. It started with small things—training schedules mysteriously changed so she'd miss important sessions, supplies for bridge maintenance going missing, whispered conversations that stopped when she approached.
"Am I being paranoid?" Luna asked Maya one afternoon. "Or does it feel like someone's sabotaging me?"
Maya's telepathy picked up surface thoughts from nearby pack members. Her expression darkened. "You're not paranoid. There's definitely hostility. Several people are... pleased when things go wrong for you."
"Who?"
"I can't tell specifics from surface thoughts. Just general malice. But it's there, Luna. Someone doesn't want you to succeed."
Luna reported her concerns to Dante, who
