Killian's POV:
The next morning, my fingers were deep in a stack of patrol reports when I heard the soft knock. Before I could grant permission, the door creaked open, and two guards stepped inside.
"Alpha," One began, bowing slightly. "We found five scouts dead at the northern border last night."
I raised my head slowly. "Dead?"
"Yes, sir. Two others are badly injured. Three more with smaller wounds. But… we found rogue corpses scattered around the area."
My jaw tightened.
"Rogues?" I echoed, standing now. My chair scraped back with a grating noise. "When?"
"Just before dawn. We received the report less than an hour ago."
Caden—his lifeless body flashed in my mind. He had been found dead in his quarters just yesterday, and now this?
Something didn’t fit. Caden must have known som
