ALEX POV
I was in the middle of going over the training schedules with my father when the mind link hit me like a punch to the gut.
**"Alex, we’ve got a problem. The King is en route. He’ll be here in less than ten minutes."**
My body went rigid, and I stared at my father as if I hadn’t understood. **“Ten minutes?”** I managed to choke out through the mind link. **“We were supposed to have two weeks! What the hell happened?”**
**"Doesn't matter. The guard at the northern border just reported that Vaden’s convoy crossed into our territory. He’ll be pulling up in front of the pack house any minute."**
**"Damn it,"** I muttered, pacing in the hallway of the pack house. This wasn’t how things were supposed to go. We needed time, time to prepare the pack, the warriors, and... Alice.
Alice
