Dimitri
The healers were still working on my back when Viktor's call came through the pack link, and I could hear the triumph in his voice.
"We have Elder Ruth. Eastern border, trying to cross into neutral territory. Six accomplices subdued."
Relief and rage flooded through me in equal measure. I shoved the healer away from my half-stitched wounds and stood, ignoring the fresh blood that immediately began trickling down my spine.
"Alpha, you can't—"
"Watch me." I snarled, already heading for the door.
Seraphina grabbed my arm, her eyes wide with concern and something darker, a hunger for vengeance that matched my own. "I'm coming with you."
"No," My voice came out harsher than I intended. "You stay here where it's safe. I don't trust anyone right now, and if Ruth had accomplices, th
