The howl came again, this time much closer.
I froze in the middle of the corridor, my heart pounding so hard that I could feel it in my throat. Kael was already moving, his entire body alert as he drew his claws.
“Stay behind me.”
We hurried toward the eastern gate while guards rushed past us in the opposite direction, weapons already in their hands. Confused voices filled the pack house as people tried to understand what was happening.
“What happened?” I asked.
“The eastern gate was forced open,” Kael replied. “We don’t know how many got inside.”
A loud crash came from somewhere ahead, and I flinched before I could stop myself.
Then I smelled blood.
Fresh blood.
My stomach turned, and something inside me shifted uneasily.
Kael noticed the change in my expression.
“Liana?”
“I’m
