The eastern perimeter exploded with violence.
I shifted mid-run, my wolf form hitting the ground just as the first wave of Marcus's coalition crashed through our defenses. Hundreds of them, massive wolves in coordinated formation, their eyes cold and merciless.
They weren't here to negotiate. They were here to destroy.
*Stay close,* Duke's voice came through our bond, his black wolf appearing at my side. *We hold the line here.*
Around us, sanctuary wolves took their positions. I saw Riley's russet wolf, smaller but fierce, her teeth bared. Luna's silver form coordinated the left flank while Victoria's warriors held the right. And there, Brennan's wolves, fighting alongside ours like they'd always belonged.
The coalition hit us like a tsunami.
I met the first attacker head on, a mass
