Jax's POV
The rogues fell too easily.
I tore through another one. Blood spraying. The fight barely started.
Something was wrong.
They weren't fighting back. Not really.
Just... stalling.
"Alpha!" Kael appeared beside me. Also in wolf form. "They're retreating!"
I shifted back. Looked at the fleeing rogues.
"Let them go."
"Sir?"
"This wasn't a real attack." I scanned the tree line. "It was a diversion."
"For what?"
Before I could answer, a scout ran toward us.
"Alpha Jax!"
"What is it?"
"Message from Silvershade Pack." He stopped. Bent over. Catching his breath. "It's... it's urgent."
"Spit it out."
"Alpha Lucien." The scout looked up. "He's dead."
The words didn't register at first.
"What?"
"His forces walked into a trap. Rogues
