Elara's POV The elevators at Newland Memorial had been shut down. Orion's doing. Samuel and I took the stairs, supporting each other as we struggled up one flight after another. We were both gasping for breath before we even reached the second landing. Somewhere above us, I could feel the pressure bearing down through the walls—the heavy silence that settled over the air whenever a silver wolf took his true form. Celeste's voice reached us before we made it to the landing—bright, smug, and pleased with herself. "Save your breath. You already know even ten Gammas together wouldn't stand a chance against Orion. He's only protecting his daughter. Gold Crown has no right to interfere." Landon and the nurses were pinned against the wall by Cole and Marcus, the White Moon Pack's two Gamma

