The second the Alpha moved, instinct took over.
I shoved Michelle back, bracing myself as his body lunged toward mine at an unnatural speed. He was fast—too fast—but I was ready.
The impact was brutal.
Pain exploded in my ribs as his fist slammed into my side, sending me stumbling backward. The force of it was enough to rattle my bones, but I didn’t go down. I refused to.
Michelle let out a sharp gasp behind me, but I didn’t dare look at her. Not when the Alpha was already advancing again, his expression as calm as it was lethal.
“You’ve been a problem for a while now, Michael,” he said, his voice low, calculated. “But this? This is where it ends.”
I bared my teeth, my wolf snarling inside me, clawing at the surface. I could feel him pushing, demanding to be let loose, but I held him
