Apollo’s blood ran cold as Nabila recounted the horrors she had witnessed. Maquand, in his twisted rage, had taken his cruelty to a new, terrifying level. The thought of Royce, vulnerable and helpless, ignited a fury within him.
Maquand, the vindictive Alpha, had always been a threat, but now, with Royce, no longer a member, but a prisoner of Half Moon, took things to a new level entirely.
“I have to go,” Apollo declared, his voice low and dangerous.
Nabila, however, was not so easily swayed. "You can't just barge in there. Maquand is a dangerous wolf. He knows about you, and he won't hesitate to use you against Royce. Or vice versa!"
Apollo's mind flashed back to the night he had encountered Maquand in the woods after his disagreement with Royce the first time he came to the Half Moon
