He moved slowly—dangerously slowly—as his head turned toward the door, eyes glowing with a heat that no one in that palace was ever meant to interrupt.
“What!” he roared, voice thundering through the chamber like a beast ripped from a nightmare. “What do you have for me that was worth barging into this room uncalled? Can’t you see I am in the middle of something—with my Luna!”
The guard coughed once but didn’t retreat.
He dropped to one knee. “Forgive me, Alpha. I—It couldn’t wait.”
Lucien bared his teeth.
“It better be worth your f*****g life.”
The guard’s voice trembled slightly but he pressed on.
“We captured wolves trying to cross the eastern ward. Three males. One female. She’s unmarked, not from any known pack. The males were shielding her.”
Lucien didn’t move from between Se
