The reinforced glass of the master suite vibrated violently as a guttural, distorted howl tore through the howling Alpine blizzard.
Lucian didn’t just step back; he ripped Elara away from the windows, shielding her entirely with his massive body. The primal Beast clawed viciously at his ribs. Rogues. Feral, mindless monsters drawn out of the frozen wilderness by the intoxicating, glowing beacon of their unborn pup's magic.
"Jerome! Lockdown!" Lucian roared, his voice shaking the frost from the vaulted ceiling beams.
Heavy metal shutters instantly slammed down over the chalet's lower windows. Outside, the Pack Enforcers were already moving, their boots thundering through the stone corridors.
But Lucian froze. To protect his family, he had to go outside. He had to lead the Pack and s
