Chapter 178

Lily's Perspective Moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, leaving only the scattered searchlights of the hunter base piercing the darkness, like the pupils of beasts surveying their territory. Ethan crouched behind damp rocks, his nostrils flaring. The air was filled with thick blood, gunpowder and...  the painful aura of his own kind. It seemed the hunters had returned with their spoils. They'd captured so many members of Kyle's pack that the transport trucks were crammed beyond capacity, the wolves utterly helpless. “They tossed my kin around like cargo,” Kyle's voice echoed in my ear, strained with seething fury and bone-deep sorrow. The death of his mate, Lena, had transformed this Alpha into a blade thirsting only for vengeance. My hand rested lightly on Ethan's tense arm, the cold touch snapping him back to focus. “The defense map hasn't been updated yet. Carl must be gloating right now. Hunters are most vulnerable when their guard