Time slowed to a crawl.
Richard's grey wolf was massive, all teeth and fury, closing the distance between us in a heartbeat. I saw his jaws open, aiming for my throat. Saw the calculated murder in his eyes.
I didn't think. I just moved.
The Alpha Voice erupted from me, but not as words. As pure power. A shockwave of silver light that caught Richard mid-leap and slammed him into the wall twenty feet away. The impact cracked stone.
The entire hall went silent.
I stood there, my hand still raised, silver light crackling around my fingers like electricity. I'd never done anything like that before. Didn't know I could.
Richard struggled to his feet, shifted back to human. Blood ran from his mouth. "You see?" he gasped to the assembled pack. "This is what I was protecting you from. Uncontr
