“If you think this is the end, you’re wrong. The Dark Alpha is coming.”
The messenger’s voice was hoarse, his breathing ragged as he collapsed at the border of our territory. Ethan stood over him, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white. Beside him, I could feel the simmering tension radiating from Aria. Her eyes burned with determination, the emerald depths reflecting a quiet, fierce protectiveness.
“Who sent you?” Ethan’s voice was calm, measured, but I could hear the steel beneath his words.
The messenger coughed violently. “His name… his name is Kael. He says the Alphas have grown weak. He’s coming to reclaim what belongs to him.”
The name struck like a bolt of lightning through the gathering. Kael had once been part of our pack—a rogue who had walked the edge of da
