Selene’s POV
The air in the forest surrounding the pack house was thick—heavy with humidity, but more than anything, with omen. Nothing moved. Not the birds. Not the wind. As if the forest itself knew what was coming.
Kael ended the call with Zack, his expression harder than I’d ever seen it.
“What happened?” I asked, though the knot was already forming in my stomach.
“They were attacked,” Lean said, without softening the blow. “Sage and Zack got away, but Tony…” They exchanged a look. “They think he might be dead… or taken.”
The world tilted a degree. Not from surprise. From weight. A new weight pressing down on my shoulders.
Tony, our Gamma, was in enemy hands.
“We have to go back,” I murmured, already knowing the answer.
Kael nodded. “Now. But we’ll get there faster in wolf form
