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Distrust hung over the quarry like a low cloud. Ghost stood like a barricade ahead of me, his masked gaze sweeping the tree line. Price held a stance of forced calm, the tightness in his shoulders the only betrayal. The quiet was punctuated by the nervous twitch of animal ears and the restless swish of tails. Then, a deep, groaning moose call rolled through the woods, shattering the stillness. König emerged from the shadows first, his massive form and sweeping antler rack throwing a long, jagged shadow. Behind him, the rest of KorTac moved into the clearing—Hutch, Fender, Nikto, Horangi, Aksel—a solid line of muscle, horn, and grim intent. My team locked up, every instinct screaming retreat. But I felt a different current pull at me. My ears pricked forward. My tail began to wag of i…