~ Axel POV ~
"Lock down the eastern perimeter and double the guard on the ridge!" I shouted into my comms unit, slamming my hand onto the map display. "If any local wolf steps out of line, shoot them where they stand!"
"Captain Axel!" a unit scout called out, rushing into the central command post. "The radar is picking up airborne war vessels crossing the valley line! Three foreign fleets are surrounding us!"
"I can see the screens," I growled, turning toward the glass doors leading to the inner hall. "Where is Commander Nora?"
"In the upper quarters," the scout answered, wiping sweat from his forehead. "She brought the fallen Alpha inside."
My jaw clenched tight. I turned around and headed up the grand stairs, my hand resting on my sidearm.
The Ghost Blade mercenaries were losing th
