The mate bond was like fire in Kael’s veins.
He tore through the forest toward Silver Crest, not even thinking—just feeling. Pain. Fear. Liana. His wolf strained under his skin, desperate, wild. Trees blurred by as he ran, faster than any normal wolf could. He wasn’t Kael the Alpha anymore. He was just raw instinct.
Protect her.
Find her.
Destroy whoever dared touch her.
Jared and the others chased behind, struggling to keep up. Kael barely registered them. With every stride, the bond screamed louder: panic, danger, Liana—
She’s screaming.
—
Chaos shattered the Alpha mansion.
Alarms blared from the east wing, guards scrambled to Liana’s room, wolves barking orders and sprinting through shiny hallways—but most were already too late.
Liana staggered backward in her bedroom, breathi
