Alpha in the Shadows

**LUCIUS POV**

Crossing into rival pack territory without a royal escort was an act of war. I crossed the border alone anyway.

I stood cloaked in the shadows of the Ashcreek pines. I had crushed nightshade and tree ash into my clothes and skin to mask my Alpha scent. It was an old trick, but a necessary one. Ashcreek wolves were not ordinary members of the region. They were elite trackers. They