* * * Max’s POV * * * Alpha, we have visitors, a voice calls in my head. Can I seriously not get a break? Can’t I just live in peace with my mate? Even for a little while. Everyone, we have unexpected visitors. Warriors, please adopt your usual positions for now. Jackson, Alex, Jessica, Jason, and John come with me to the gate. Everyone else, please make your way home and stay inside. I instruct my pack. And lead the way to the pack entrance gate. I can’t help but repeat Darius’s words in my mind, to watch my back and my borders. But I can’t help but feel that the visitors mean no harm. Why else would they approach the main gate without causing alarm? It feels good pushing Noah and feeling his muscles flex and stretch as they work. We train often and practice various scenarios, but

