AURELIA'S POV
The darkness felt suffocating as strong arms wrapped around me from behind. My heart hammered against my ribs, terror flooding my system as an unfamiliar scent invaded my nostrils.
"Let me go!" I screamed, thrashing against the grip that felt too tight, too wrong.
The lights suddenly blazed on, momentarily blinding me. I blinked rapidly, trying to focus on my captor. It was one of the mansion guards – at least, someone wearing a guard's uniform. But something was off. The scent was all wrong, and his grip felt different from any pack member I'd encountered.
"What the hell—" Caesar's voice cut through the air like a blade as he burst into the room, his eyes glowing with alpha fury. Behind him, Maddox and Galen appeared, their movements predatory and swift.
The fake guard'
