War arrived at dawn.
The scouts had predicted the Alpha King’s army would reach their territory by midday.
They were wrong.
The attack came much earlier.
Lucien stood on the mansion’s balcony as the first alarm sounded across the territory.
The distant sound of horns echoed through the mountains.
Moments later, another horn answered.
Then another.
And another.
Hundreds of wolves immediately sprang into action.
Guards rushed toward defensive positions.
Warriors armed themselves.
Pack leaders barked orders.
The peaceful territory transformed into a battlefield within minutes.
Lucien stared toward the horizon.
A massive army stretched across the valley below.
Thousands of wolves.
Far more than he had hoped.
Far more than he wanted.
At the center of the approaching force fle
