The annual Blood Moon Ball. The largest event for the Valemont Pack in the entire year. Sebastian Valemont, current Alpha, has invited The Cresthaven Pack and the Blood Root Pack to celebrate his sons birthday. Grayson Valemont turns twenty two today. He should be finding his fated mate by now. Ensuring the prosperity of a kingdom built on bones and lies.

But as Grayson and his brothers mingle and make their way around the festival, he cant help but notice a smell. Like vanilla and brown sugar. Like raspberries and fresh cut lillies. He continues to find the smell and it leads him upstairs. And then its gone. And he heads back down the grand staircase. But that's when he smells it again. Just as a small omega wolf maid clatters to the floor at the base of the steps. Glass shatters and people turn and see the maid fell and laugh, turning back to their conversations without any offer to help. She quietly gathers the broken glasses and stands up, deliberately trying to hide a smear of blood from a clear wound on her hand as she carries the platter away and towards the kitchen