The howl outside was unlike anything Adrian had ever heard.
It wasn’t just loud.
It carried weight.
Authority.
Power that seemed to vibrate through the ground beneath the cabin.
The air itself felt different.
Marcus moved instantly, stepping toward the door as his body tensed.
Lyra’s silver eyes darkened.
Marcus.
Yeah, I feel it.
The mind link between them hummed with tension.
That’s not just a scouting wolf, Marcus continued inside her mind.
Lyra’s wolf stirred uneasily.
No.
Her gaze shifted toward Rowan.
That’s her.
Rowan frowned as he looked between them.
“Why do I feel like you two are having a conversation I’m not part of?”
Marcus gave him a quick grin.
“Pack perk.”
Adrian had already moved toward the window.
The predatory instincts Selene had drilled into him yea
