The video played again. And again. Each time, those six cursed wolves looked more dangerous. More impossible to defeat.
“Turn it off,” I said.
Sera did. But the damage was done. Every wolf in the clearing had seen it. I saw what was coming for us.
“We need to leave,” Kade said. “Now. Before they send their cursed wolves to finish what Thomas started.”
“No.” I looked at my father’s body. At the alpha who died protecting me. “I will not run. Not anymore.”
“Aria, be reasonable. Six cursed bloodlines against two? We cannot win that fight.”
“Then we find a way to win.” I turned to the gathered wolves. “My father is dead. Thomas Crane is dead. And according to pack law, I am your alpha now. Anyone who disagrees can challenge me. Anyone who wants to run can leave. But I am staying. This is
