Max pushed the door of his office open, striding inside with an easy step, when he noticed Logan sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk, wearing a grim expression. He had almost forgotten about his annoyance at his beta’s interruption. The last hour had erased all negative emotions from his body.
“Stop looking so smug just because you’re finally getting some,” Logan grumbled, meeting his gaze. “We have a problem.”
Max tensed, striding to his chair while nodding at Logan to keep talking. His beta sat straighter, leaning his elbows on his knees before giving him a dark, foreboding look.
“There were deaths reported in our territory. A rogue and a lone wolf died, with several humans getting hurt.”
Max’s blood ran cold as the words settled in his mind, the previous lightness dis
