I couldn't worry about Aria. I had to focus on the beasts in front of me trying to rip my throat out. I wanted to think about my wife, my mate, my best friend that I need to protect and love with all my heart but I couldn't. I had to be the animal that I knew I was. I had to bring all my rage and darkness inside of me and kill everything that stood in my path. They took my mate from me, they took my brother, and now they wanted to take my unborn pup away from me too. Alpha Simon and his pack were ready for us in a clearing in the middle of the forest. We weren't going to hurt them and I tried to talk to Simon but he ignored me and said I wouldn't be able to stop him. He said he wanted my PACK and that he wanted my HEAD. He attacked first and I knew that this would end badly. I knocked his
