The convoy came to a sudden halt.
Headlights cut through the dense forest like blades of white fire. Snow and mud sprayed beneath screeching tyres as Alexander slammed the brakes and stepped out before the vehicle had even fully stopped.
The mate bond was stronger here.
Pain.
Fear.
But also… determination.
She was close.
Very close.
Lucas and the rest of the warriors fanned out behind him, weapons raised, senses alert. The night felt charged — thick with the scent of rival wolves and gunpowder.
“They’re here,” Lucas murmured.
Alexander didn’t answer.
He was already moving.
Through trees.
Across frozen ground.
Toward the abandoned industrial warehouse looming ahead like a dark wound in the forest.
Lights flickered inside.
Engines idled.
Figures moved.
His wolf surged forwa
