War did not arrive with warning.
It arrived with engines.
The first sound was distant — a low mechanical rumble carried across the forest like thunder that refused to fade. Arianna woke instantly, her wolf reacting before her mind could fully process what was happening.
Danger.
Her heart began to pound.
Beside her, Alexander was already moving. His hand reached for the weapon on the bedside table while his senses stretched outward through the pack link.
“Lucas,” he growled into the communicator. “Report.”
The reply came through filled with static and urgency.
“Multiple convoys approaching from the north. Hundreds of hostiles. Rogues and… witches.”
So it had begun.
Alexander turned toward Arianna.
“You stay inside.”
She shook her head before he could finish.
“I’m Luna.”
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