Alexis
Something was wrong.
I felt it before the alarms sounded—before the frantic shouting echoed through the stone halls. The bond I shared with Darius twisted violently, no longer steady, no longer dominant. Fear leaked through it like poison.
Impossible.
I rose from the bed slowly, silk sheets pooling at my feet as the ground trembled beneath the compound. A distant howl rolled through the night—deep, commanding.
Alpha.
Not our Alpha.
My fingers curled into fists. “Darius,” I snapped through the link.
Nothing.
A sharp, panicked knock rattled the door.
“My Luna!” a guard shouted. “Both camps—they’re under attack!”
Both.
My heart stuttered, then hardened into ice. “That’s not possible,” I said aloud, even as my pulse quickened. “Those camps are secure.”
The guard swallowed.
