Chapter 4

The morning sun filtered through the trees as the pack gathered at the edge of the forest for our weekly run. I stood apart from the others, my body feeling hollow and strange. Three days had passed since I'd discovered Ryan's betrayal, and sleep had become a distant memory. Emma, usually eager for these runs, lay curled in misery within me.

Ryan stood at the front of the group, Christina pressed against his side like she'd always belonged there. His arm circled her waist possessively as he addressed the pack.

"Today we run as one," he announced, his Alpha voice…