Aria's POV
The emergency horn echoed through Mooncrest.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
Every wolf knew what it meant.
Enemy.
Danger.
War.
The peaceful night shattered instantly.
Lights appeared throughout the territory. Doors opened. Warriors rushed toward the training grounds. Wolves shifted as alarms spread from one side of the pack to the other.
Damien was already moving.
The Alpha inside him had taken control.
His entire posture changed.
The warmth from our kiss remained between us, but duty had returned.
Always duty.
He looked at me.
His silver eyes burned.
"Stay inside the pack house."
The order came automatically.
The Alpha.
The protector.
The man who had spent years placing everyone else before himself.
I shook my head.
"No."
His jaw tightened.
"Aria."
"The Sh
