I couldn't breathe. Couldn't think. My wolf was howling inside me, demanding blood, demanding violence, demanding we tear apart anyone who dared touch our mate.
"Owen." Lucas's voice cut through the rage. "We need to move. Now. Before they do whatever they're planning."
"Get everyone. Every wolf in my pack. Every ally we have. We're going to war."
"The Council won't sanction this. If we attack without proof of wrongdoing, they'll come down on us hard."
"Then they can come. But I'm getting Mary back first." I met his eyes, and he took a step back from what he saw there. "I don't care what it costs. I don't care who I have to kill or what rules I have to break. She's mine and I'm bringing her home."
Twenty minutes later, we had fifteen wolves assembled outside the industrial district. T
