CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT – HE MUST KNOW!

As the rival werewolves closed in, Laura made a split-second decision. She feigned a lunge to the left, then darted right, using her smaller size and agility to her advantage. She managed to slip past them and took off running at full speed through the forest. The sound of pursuit filled her ears as she weaved through the trees, her heart pounding in her chest. Laura pushed herself harder than she ever had before, knowing that her life and the future of her pack depended on her escape. As she ran, her mind whirled with the implications of what she had overheard. Carter's manipulation ran deeper than they had imagined, and the conflict between the packs was just a cover for his larger ambitions. She had to get this information to Logan, make him understand the true nature of the threat they faced. After what felt like an eternity of running, the sounds of pursuit finally faded. Laura slowed her pace, gasping for breath as she tried to orient herself. She was deep in unfamiliar territ