I was halfway through breakfast when the alarm sounded—three short bursts that cut through the morning quiet. My spoon clattered against the bowl as I bolted upright, heart instantly hammering.
Perimeter breach? Attack? Silver Fang?
But the faces around me in the dining hall showed excitement rather than fear. Riley burst through the door, out of breath, hair still wet from a shower.
"They're back," he said, catching my eye across the room. "Kieran's team just crossed the northern boundary."
Liam. They had Liam.
I was moving before I'd even processed the thought, abandoning my breakfast and shoving through the crowd. Outside, pack members were already gathering, murmuring excitedly as they pointed toward the forest edge where figures had begun to emerge.
Kieran led the group, his fac
