CHAPTER 34: THE THINGS BENEATH THE RIDGE
The screams tearing through Nocturne Haven were unlike anything Luna Hayes had heard before. They were not the sounds of organized battle or territorial conflict, they were raw panic, sharp with the terror of something unknown crashing into the safety people thought they still had. The peaceful tension that had filled the courtyard moments earlier vanished instantly as wolves rushed toward the inner districts, weapons drawn and instincts overtaking diplomacy. Ryker Blackwood moved before anyone else, his Alpha aura surging through the air like thunder as he barked orders across the chaos. “Seal the eastern streets! Move civilians toward the southern quarter now!” Blackwood wolves scattered immediately, obeying without hesitation. Luna felt the Moo
