Chapter 11
The King Outside My Window
The howl echoed across Ashford territory like a challenge thrown beneath the moon.
Every wolf inside the estate felt it instantly.
Power rolled through the pack grounds in heavy waves, ancient and dominant enough to rattle the windows.
Kael’s entire body went rigid.
The mating bond between us surged sharply with rage.
“Impossible,” he muttered.
But we both knew exactly who it was.
Draven.
No ordinary wolf could project dominance that far across another Alpha’s territory without triggering retaliation.
This was deliberate.
A message.
My pulse stumbled painfully.
Another howl split through the night.
Closer this time.
My wolf reacted instantly beneath my skin — not submissively, not fearfully…
Aware.
And horrifyingly, the reaction didn’
