Chapter 17 — Blood on the Wind
Alpha Thorne’s POV
The wind howled through the forest like a warning, but I didn’t slow down.
Branches lashed at my shoulders as I surged forward—Caelen clawing at the edges of my control, desperate to be unleashed. We were close. Too close for caution.
Kaia’s pain still echoed through the bond.
It burned in me like fire under the skin.
Two figures crouched near the ridge ahead, eyes faintly glowing in the dark.
Lyra. Tessa.
They turned together as I broke from the treeline, my body shifting mid-run, landing in a low crouch. My breath fogged in the cold night air, sweat slicking my skin. The others—Corin and six more of my warriors—fanned out behind me like shadows.
“Alpha.” Tessa’s copper hair gleamed as she stepped forward, wolf-sharp eyes unwaveri
