I catch her before she hits the ground.
Sienna's body folds against my chest like she weighs nothing, but my arms feel like they're holding something that could tear this entire territory apart if it wakes up wrong.
"Lock it down," I snap at Maddox, already moving. "Nothing crosses that border tonight. If it tries, kill it before it knows it stepped wrong."
"Ryker—west. Don't leave it."
Sienna stirs. Her fingers twist into my shirt, nails biting for a split second like they might not stay human.
The bond yanks, sharp enough to break my rhythm.
I avoid the main hall.
The pack isn't seeing their Alpha like this, carrying a half-shifted hybrid like she's already mine.
My mother is waiting in the corridor. Her arms are crossed tight, burgundy hair pulled back, storm-gray eyes cutting s
