Dayne’s POV
The red-eyed wolf’s growl vibrates through the night, its presence a cold weight in my gut as I stand at the upstairs window, Talis’s warmth pressed against my side. Glynn’s taunt echoes below, his cruel smile fixed on Talis, but that unknown wolf, larger, wilder, not one of his shifts the game. My wolf snarls, torn between ripping Glynn apart and shielding Talis from this new threat, the mate bond pulsing with her fierce resolve.
“Don’t move,” I murmur, my hand tightening on her arm, her bloodied bandage a reminder of how close I came to losing her. Her silver-blue eyes blaze, her alpha strength undeniable, but the pain in her stance makes my chest ache. She’s mine step-sister, mate, alpha and I’ll be damned if Glynn or this rogue takes her from me.
“I’m not hiding,” Ta
