Alessia:
The message came at dusk, not through words… through a panic that traveled so casually that it felt like it was always there around the corner.
I felt it before I heard it, the shift in the air, the way the pack’s rhythm broke, the sudden ripple of urgency that spread like fire through dry ground, and by the time the messenger reached the main hall, I was already on my feet, knowing well that something bad had happened.
“What happened?” Alexander’s voice cut through the room before the wolf could fully step inside.
“Our allies…” the man panted, breath uneven. “The southern ridge pack… they were attacked. And the attack are coming more frequently now.”
“How bad?” I asked, stepping forward, looking at him, knowing that the tightness in the air wasn’t one that I felt alone. Ev
