Chapter 99

Daphne

“We’ve been searching for you for years.”

I wasn’t surprised anymore. Many wolves were searching for me, so seeing the nomads didn’t shock me.

The leader stepped forward but stopped when Zach moved in front of me.

“Step back,” Zach warned.

The man obeyed immediately. “We mean no harm,” he said calmly. “We only came because we sensed her presence.”

I glanced at the other nomads standing behind him. None of them appeared ready to attack, but I knew better than to trust appearances.

I stepped out from behind Zach and stood beside him, giving him a reassuring nod to show I was fine. They didn’t seem like bad people after all.

The nomads were known as wanderers, wolves without a specific pack or name like the rest of us. They had learned to survive without a home and had even altered their scents. One thing was certain about them: they were powerful. Every single one of them. Each was like a one-man army.

“You know about