en'

choed in my head. "Do

Alpha possessiveness, his way of c

closer. Louder. Then another, and another, until the night spl

estlessly inside

to chaos. Sunrise warriors shifted mid-run, their clothes shredding as fur ripped through their skin. Rogues d

into the ground with bone-cracking force. Screams and snarls tangled together unt

n I saw

astating, terrifying. Each swipe of his claws shredded rogues apart. His jaws crushed throats like th

belly-deep and de

awing at me. I wanted to run, to fight, to do somet

eave th

did

****

en's

urgent. "The rogues are attacking. I've taken the pack to th

ely finished when

lood.

. Bones snapped, fur tore through skin, and in the n

ows poured over the east wall dozens of rogu

het

ould step onto my lan

ying across the dirt. My jaws snapped shut around a throat, crunching bone in

red, the bond thrummed

re

be safe. But her fear bled through the bond, spi

earing another rogue apart. You'r

ripping down a rogue at my flank. "They're po

Let th

ng molten gold. "Then we'll r

eneath our fury, and the rogues began to falter because it

ing: no one touched my pack.

t my wolves, no

***

the courtyard. Their snarls faded into the forest as t

with blood that wasn't mine. The scent of iron and rot stun

re

man once more. Warriors shifted around me, wounded but alive, clearin

outside the borders. Double patr

ore shifting. He bowed his head, sweat dripping down

d. Report to m

st tightened. I wanted to go to her, but if she'd obeyed,

r thick with smoke and blood. Inside, silence pressed he

my office, Cole was al

tight. "There's... an urgen

xed. Anoth

air behind my desk, golden e

ghtened. "It'

The bond in my che

said, his voice heavy.