“Riven,” Lyra whispered, her voice wavering as she tried not to sob. “I don’t think he’s going to survive this.”
“He has to…” Riven answered, unable to give a reason why their Alpha would live through the massive onslaught sent to end him.
A wolf, almost as large as Iron Claw’s Beta, stalked toward Darius. He stood a head taller than the Alpha, his body broad and muscular. Lyra’s breath hitched as she watched him approach, wondering if this wolf would be the one to dash her life away from her.
The wolf heaved an enormous two-handed axe off his shoulder, dragging it menacingly across the ground as it cut a deep rivet into the courtyard. Darius bared his teeth and growled, bringing his weapon to bear as he faced this new threat. The axe moved so fast toward Darius that Lyra couldn’t foll
