Chapter 19.1

The villagers were mostly gathered around an open mess hall similar to the one that had been set up in the Hellfire Pack’s territory. I ran past, looking for signs of the others.

Griff’s wolf emerged from behind one of the grass-roofed huts and ran on my other side. He seemed happier than ever to see me, perhaps because he finally understood my relationship with the Arctic wolf. The three of us ran to the edge of the village, where Griff and the other members of the pack were exchanging hugs with Tansy and saying goodbye.

“Do you know that I’d almost forgotten why we were here?” I asked Beki.

She gave me two barks, which I took to mean she’d also lost track of what had happened the night before.

Griff stepped out from the small huddle, and he turned to me and smiled. “Let’s go.”

When we reached the other side, the sun had already set. At least that’s how it looked from within the Hellfire Pack’s dome. Fenrir and Griff stepped aside to exchange several words while his blue-haired mate sto