As Alpha Liam stood in the chamber, his sharp gaze fixed on Hannah, an eerie silence settled over the room. For a moment, it seemed that everything was finally falling into place, that his authority was absolute, and that no one could challenge him. But in that very instant, the silence shattered.
Alpha Austin, thought to be defeated, lunged from the shadows with a roar of fury. His form was distorted, twisted by the remnants of the dark ritual, making him a monstrous reflection of the Alpha he once was. With unnatural speed and strength, Austin’s claws slashed through the air, aiming directly at Liam’s exposed back.
The attack was sudden, an explosion of ferocity meant to catch Alpha Liam off guard. Yet even as Austin moved, time seemed to slow for the others in the chamber. They watche
