The glass shards crunched loudly under Ace’s heavy leather boots as he stepped over the shattered threshold of the clinic. The sound was like a gunshot in the dead silence of the room. The air became so thick and freezing cold that Rose could see her own breath misting in front of her face. It was the raw, suffocating pressure of his Alpha aura, an invisible weight that slammed into the room and forced everyone to their knees. Tanya didn't even have time to scream. The moment Ace’s golden-ringed eyes flicked toward her, Tanya let out a sharp gasp, her knees buckling completely. She hit the tile floor hard, her long claws instantly retracting back into her fingers as she trembled, her face pressed almost against Rose’s sneakers in pure, unadulterated terror. Ace didn't look at Tanya. He did
