Kael’s POV
Dawn breaks over Silver Moon with shouting.
Not the usual patrol reports.
Not training.
Panic.
I step out onto the stone balcony and immediately see warriors gathering in the courtyard below.
Someone is being dragged across the ground.
And the wolf dragging him looks terrified.
I head down before anyone sends for me.
By the time I reach the courtyard, Leron is already there, barking orders.
“Hold him still!”
Two warriors force a thin young wolf to his knees.
He’s shaking badly.
Mud covers his boots.
His eyes dart around like a trapped animal.
Leron noticed me first.
“Alpha.”
“What happened?” I ask.
“A runner,” Leron replies. “He was trying to sneak past the outer patrol.”
“I wasn’t sneaking!” the wolf blurts.
A warrior shoves his shoulder.
“Quiet.”
I study
