(River) I heard a howl, filled with agony, so much agony that for a second everyone in my pack stopped. They knew this howl very well and so did I. The pain was so raw that it sent a cold shiver down to my bones. To my right, I saw my mate, Tristan, stumbling before letting out a painful howl. I know that howl... is a howl of losing someone close to you. Someone you love. Koslov is by his side in no time, fighting off the vampires who were aiming to kill Tristan. I looked around me. I have killed many of our enemies, but when I kill one, two or more reappear from goddess knows where. That doesn’t stop me, though, not at all. I continue to kill and heal those who are on our side. But I’m looking for one person in particular. My father’s older brother. The one who killed my parents. “We