The second Alpha Korr stepped onto my land again, I was done. No fear. No nerves. No patience. Just rage. Pure, exhausted rage. I took one step off the porch, River and Cade immediately moving with me, but I didn’t stop. I didn’t hide behind them either. I planted my boots in the gravel and looked Korr dead in the eye. “You have five seconds to explain why I shouldn’t have your body dragged off my property in pieces.” That got the MC’s attention fast. Low whistles. A few dark laughs. Weapons shifted. Bikes idled. Ashwood spread wider behind me like a living wall of leather, steel, and wolf. Korr didn’t smile this time. Didn’t posture. Didn’t flirt. That alone made every instinct inside me sharpen. The Destroyer Wolf in my chest lifted its head. Watching. Waiting. Korr’s

