The wind whipped through my hair as I stood at the front lines, shoulder to shoulder with Elias. The sky above was choked with dark clouds, rumbling with the promise of a storm. Below it, two packs stood ready for war.
I could feel the tension coil through every muscle in my body. Our wolves were growling low, restless, and hungry for justice.
Elias’s voice was steady beside me. “We don’t wait. The moment they step forward, we move.”
I nodded, gripping the hilt of the blade strapped to my side. My heart pounded, not out of fear but determination. I wasn’t the same girl Magnus had rejected. I was something else now. Something more.
“You stay close to me,” Elias added, his golden eyes scanning the horizon. “If Magnus tries anything—”
“I can handle him,” I cut in.
His lips twitched at t
