The night sky was painted in streaks of red and orange as the first light of dawn began to break, but there was no peace in the air. The tension was unbearable. My heart pounded in my chest, and my senses were heightened to the point of exhaustion, each rustle in the wind, every movement of the pack members, seemed amplified. It was the calm before the storm.
The moment Eldric gave the signal, we erupted from our positions like a single living entity, moving as one in the darkness. There was no fear, only the drive to protect, to fight back against the encroaching threat that had been Alys and her pack.
The first clash came almost immediately. A howl ripped through the night as one of Alys’s wolves leaped into the fray, aiming for Gregor. Gregor didn’t flinch. He was a hulking figure, hi
