Aila Coraline "Ana..." I reached out toward her, but the moment her eyes locked onto mine, I felt... nothing. No warmth. No flicker of recognition. Only a hollow emptiness that cut deeper than any wound. She wasn’t here for reunion. She was here for revenge. Because what else could it be? My mind spun, desperately trying to piece everything together. Did Alpha Samuel know this would happen? Was this what he feared all along? Everything felt like a dream now—a chaotic, blood-soaked nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. "Will this be our end?" Cynthia’s voice trembled beside me. I turned to her, seeing the same fear and exhaustion mirrored in her eyes. Almost half of us had already fallen. Half. We’d never suffered losses like this before. Not in any war. Not ever. And still,

