Caspian pov : The darkness was not empty. It was alive. The ballroom erupted into absolute chaos. Hundreds of wolve panicked. Women screamed, glass shattered as tables were overturned, and the heavy, terrifying sound of bodies colliding filled the air. "Get down!" I roared, my Alpha voice vibrating through the hall. I grabbed Aria by the waist and pulled her flush against my chest, shielding her with my body. Beside me, I saw Killian’s eyes ignite, blazing with demonic fury, and Lucian’s eyes glowing with lethal calculation. CRASH. The glass windows of the ballroom shattered inward. A barrage of heavy rain and freezing wind howled into the room, bringing with it a scent that made my stomach churn. It was sulfur. Rot. Stagnant blood. "Rogues!" Beta Marcus bellowed from some

