The room stilled as the massive doors slammed against the walls, the sound ricocheting through the hall like a thunderclap. Every head turned, and all eyes locked onto the figure standing in the entrance.
Alpha Evon strode forward with purpose, the dim light catching the slick sheen of sweat glistening on his bare chest, dust clinging to his skin in patches. He was breathing heavily, his nostrils flaring as though he had been dragged straight from battle. But his eyes—they were murderous, glowing with an intensity that sent a shiver through the crowd.
My heart pounded, the sheer presence of him filling the space. He looked wild, untamed, as though whatever he'd been doing had awakened something primal in him. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe, my body frozen in place as relief and fear ba
