Liora POV
The ambush hits us like an avalanche of teeth and shadow.
Kai shifts mid-stride, his bones snapping seamlessly as Atlas roars to life. His silver-tipped black fur ripples as he launches himself like a missile, tackling the first rogue. Blood sprays across the mossy ground in a dark arc as Atlas’s jaws close, his thunderous growl vibrating through the pack link—an Alpha command that physically shakes the air.
Dax is right behind him, Rune a blur of storm-grey fur. He tears into a rogue’s flank with a savage snarl, his scent flaring with pure, protective fury. Beside him, Kael’s wolf, Veyra, dodges a silver claw with breathtaking rogue grace. She rips into another attacker, her movements fluid and lethal, syncing perfectly with Dax even as his panicked voice cracks through the
