Dante’s POV
The office smelled faintly of paper and wood polish, but I barely noticed. My mind was elsewhere, caught between the Council’s orders and the roar of engines outside.
“Alpha! They’re almost here!” Malek’s voice sliced through my focus, urgent, sharp.
“Thanks, I’ll be right down!” I shouted. Paperwork could wait. The strongest pack in the lands was pulling into Knightfall, and I had a sinking feeling that this day would change everything.
You might wonder why I invited a pack of assassins. Simple: they were lethal, precise, and unstoppable. The best. Period. And now, they were on my doorstep.
Three black SUVs screamed into the driveway. Six figures stepped out, five males and one female. My wolf pricked its ears instantly, alert, tense.
“Wait…aren’t there supposed to be se
