The first thing they saw
(Arielle) The alarms never stopped. They echoed through the mountain in violent waves, deep enough to shake the stone beneath everyone’s feet as Kael’s territory shifted instantly from tension into full defensive response. The medical sector erupted into motion. Guards sprinted through corridors. Orders snapped through communication systems. Steel doors sealed automatically throughout the lower levels while wolves rushed toward the eastern sectors with weapons already drawn. But underneath all of it— the bond screamed. Arielle grabbed the edge of the fractured medical table as pressure surged through her awareness hard enough to blur her vision. Connections ignited everywhere now, overlapping into near-chaotic intensity as fear spread through the territory. Not panic. Preparatio
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