The night sky was shredded with violet lightning when the first explosion hit the outer perimeter of Bloodmoon territory. Trees disintegrated in showers of splintered wood and fire, magical wards screeching under the assault. Snow and ash churned in the air, coating everything in an eerie, gray haze.
Zack’s POV
The Alpha instinct flared before my mind could fully comprehend. Zeus roared in tandem with my own growl, muscles coiling like drawn steel springs.
“Form on me! Defensive perimeter now!” I barked, voice cutting over the chaos, adrenaline feeding every nerve. Wolves shifted, claws scraping ice and stone, fangs bared.
The first wave hit: armoured Lycans with black runes carved into their flesh, magicians casting destructive spells from the tree line. One strike detonated near my f
