Bound

As I closed in on the buffer stretch of no man's land between our pack territories, determination gave way to concern. Traces of blood began to float past on the air and catch in my sensitive nose. Something was wrong. As I closed in on the border to Claire's territory the scent became thicker.

Denser.

Soon the metallic tang of fresh blood filled every mouthful of air.

It was the catalyst for concern to blossom into a fear that shot through my soul. That amount of fresh blood could only come from one thing...A battle was in process.

No.

That wasn't quite right, not with this amount of blood per square inch saturating the air;

A bloodbath was in process.

...

In the fourth novella in the Claire Menzies Saga; Alexi discovers that in the violent, seductive shadow world of creatures, just because he has finally done the right thing, does not necessarily mean that he will get his fairy tale ending.