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The Interrogation
Kael moved through the compound like a ghost.The guards at the gate knew him. They had seen him enter with Theron. They had been told he was under investigation. They had not been told he was a fugitive.He used that. He walked with purpose. He did not hide.The council chamber was empty. The Alpha was in his quarters. The guards were at their posts.Kael found Voss in his office. The tactical officer was alone. He was studying a map. His back was to the door.Kael closed the door behind him. The click was loud.Voss turned. His face went pale."You," he said. "You're supposed to be dead.""Rumors of my death are exaggerated."Voss reached for his weapon. Kael was faster. The knife was at Voss's throat before the man could move."Don't," Kael said.Voss froze. His hands were in the air. His eyes were wide."What do you want?" he asked."The handler. Tell me who it is."Voss laughed. It was a nervous, broken laugh. "You think I know?""I know you're on the list. I know you've been wor
The Devil's Bargain
Kael stood in the shadows of the Rusted Stag.The building was alive with activity. Humans moved in and out. Voices drifted through the walls. The smell of alcohol and smoke filled the air.Vera stood beside him. She had given him a coat. Human clothes. A disguise."Remember," she said. "You're a rogue wolf looking for work. You've already met Vane. He knows you. He might trust you enough to bring you inside.""And if he doesn't?""Then you run. Fast."Kael looked at the building. At the guards at the door. At the weapons they carried."I'm not running," he said.He walked toward the entrance.---The guards recognized him. They let him pass.Inside, the bar was crowded. Humans. Wolves. Rogues. Traders. The air was thick with smoke and tension.Vane was at the back. He was sitting at a table with three other men. They were talking. Laughing. Counting money.Kael walked to the table. Vane looked up."You're back," Vane said. His voice was neutral. "I thought you'd run.""I needed time
The Reporter's Warning**
Theron led Kael through the darkness.They moved along the valley floor. The moon was hidden behind clouds. The wind carried the smell of rain. Kael's arm throbbed with every step. The temporary cure was holding, but he could feel the poison waiting.The human settlement was a cluster of buildings at the valley's southern edge. Traders. Farmers. People who kept to themselves and stayed out of pack business.Theron stopped at the edge of the settlement. He pointed to a small house. Lamplight flickered in the window."She's in there," Theron said. "Her name is Vera Vance. She's been investigating the Consortium for three years.""How do you know her?""Mira introduced us. She's been feeding us information. Patrol routes. Supply movements. Everything."Kael looked at the house. "You trust her?""I trust her information. That's different."Kael walked toward the house. Theron followed.---The door opened before they reached it.A woman stood in the doorway. Mid-thirties. Sharp eyes. A sc
The Confession
Kael watched him. The knife was in his hand. The map was on the floor between them. The name was still there, clear in the moonlight."Start talking," Kael said.Theron swallowed. His voice was hoarse. "They have my sister."Kael went still. "Sabine?""They took her three months ago. She was on a supply run. They grabbed her and her entire escort. I got a message the next day. A human. He said if I didn't cooperate, she'd die.""Why didn't you come to me?""Because you were the Silent Fang. You would have done something. You would have tried to rescue her. And they would have killed her."Kael stared at him. His hand tightened on the knife. "So you sold me out instead.""I didn't sell you out. I gave them patrol routes. Supply caches. Weakness assessments. I never gave them your name. I never—""You wrote the schedule. You knew where I would be. You sent those wolves after me."Theron's face went white. "I didn't send them. I swear. I wrote the schedule, but I didn't tell anyone. I di
The Supply Tunnel
Sera was waiting at the base of the ravine.She stood in the shadows of the old supply tunnel entrance. Her hands were clasped in front of her. Her face was pale. The moonlight caught the tension in her jaw.Kael approached slowly. His hand was on his knife. He did not trust her. He did not trust anyone."You're late," Sera said."Things happened."She looked at his arm. At the fresh bandages. At the hollows under his eyes. "The poison?""Slowed. Not cured."She nodded. She turned to the tunnel entrance. It was a rusted metal door set into the rock. The hinges were thick with corrosion. The handle was missing."This hasn't been used in years," Sera said. "But I found a way in."She pulled a pry bar from her pack. She wedged it into the gap between the door and the frame. She pushed. The metal groaned. The rust cracked.Kael stepped forward. He put his shoulder to the door. Together, they pushed.The door swung open. Darkness yawned beyond."Follow me," Sera said. "Stay close. The tunn
The Handler's Shadow
Kael found Mira in the old hunter's cabin.It was hidden in a hollow three miles from the Rusted Stag. She had been using it as a safe house. A place to disappear when the pack got too close.She was sitting at a wooden table. A candle flickered between them. Her hands were folded. Her face was calm."You found something," she said.Kael tossed the journal onto the table. "Hale. Commander Hale. He's the traitor."Mira picked up the journal. She flipped through it. Her eyes moved quickly. Her face did not change."This is good," she said. "Very good.""You knew."Mira looked up. "I suspected. I didn't have proof.""You had proof. You just didn't share it.""I had pieces. This journal is the whole picture."Kael stared at her. She was calm. Controlled. But there was something else in her eyes. Something he had not seen before.Relief."Why didn't you tell me?" Kael asked. "Why did you let me walk into Vane's compound blind?"Mira set the journal down. She met his eyes. "Because I needed
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