Zarek.
I left the palace without looking back.
If I stayed another minute, I would’ve gone back to her and I was still too furious to trust myself with that. Better to burn this anger on something that deserved it. The rival packs had been testing our borders again, so I decided to handle it quickly.
My beta rode at my side, silently, sensing my mood. A few of my best warriors followed behind us.
By the time we reached the border, the forest had gone quiet.
I slowed down a bit, the entire environment felt… wrong.
“Alpha,” my beta murmured. “Do you..”
The woods exploded, and bodies lunged from every direction. Wolves shifted with their fangs bared, claws out, the air thick with killing intent. They hit like a wave, trying to break formation before we could even raise a defense.
So t
