Kael's I left the estate before the sun fully rose, a full unit of my best soldiers behind me. The moment the scout had said Lord Druk's territory, something inside me made me feel alert. Every careful plan that I had laid and every strategic consideration and reason to wait and think properly before executing all went down the drain. All I could think of was Elysia being in enemy territory and nothing else mattered to me apart from her safety. "Alpha, shouldn't we wait for the council's approval?" Marcus asked, jogging to keep pace with me as I strode toward the forest edge. "No." "But the protocol…." "I don't care about protocol." I cut him off sharply, not slowing down. "My mate is in danger, and we are moving now." Behind me, I heard boots hitting the ground in formation. Fif

