The smell of smoke and blood filled the air as Alpha Jeremiah and I rode back to his pack. My heart was pounding in my chest, dread clinging to every breath I took. The pack had been attacked again. The very place I was supposed to help protect, where I was meant to serve as Luna. And yet, I had failed them. Worse than that—his family had paid the price.
I wanted to turn back, but I couldn’t. This was my duty, my responsibility. I knew I had to face the consequences of my actions, but the fear of seeing Alpha Jeremiah's cold, unforgiving eyes made me sick to my stomach.
As we neared the pack's land, the scene of destruction was overwhelming. Homes lay in ruins, blood staining the ground. People were crying and scrambling to tend to the injured. The chaos was unimaginable, and guilt press
