Chapter Forty-Three
Summary
- The chapter is set in the wolves' Den, a sprawling villa that is home to the Black Rose Wolf Pack.
- The main characters, Bryce and Hunt, have come to meet with the pack's leaders to discuss the murder of Danika, Bryce's friend and a former member of the pack.
- Bryce's anxiety about visiting the wolves' Den is hinted at throughout the chapter, given her past and complex relationship with them.
- There is tension between Bryce and Danika's mother, Sabine, as well as other pack members, including Alpha Amelie, and Ithan who is the brother of Bryce's late love interest, Connor.
- Bryce and Hunt suspect that Danika was at Luna's Temple the night the Horn was stolen, which they believed could be linked to her death. Sabine denies this, suggesting she may be hiding something.
- Bryce warns Ithan about a series of murders that have been happening recently, advising him to warn the pack to be careful.
- Ithan accuses Bryce of not deserving Connor and indirectly confirms that the pack wants Bryce dead.
- The chapter ends with a confrontation between Bryce and Ithan, revealing more about their complex past. Bryce also hints at her suspicions that Sabine may have had some involvement in the recent crimes.