NORTH RIDGE THIRD POV Conrad stood near the edge of the damaged border, his gaze moving slowly across the destruction left behind by the Blood Crescent warriors. Several sections of the boundary had been torn apart, leaving the once clearly marked territory exposed. Trees had been uprooted, parts of the surrounding vegetation had been flattened, and the ground was littered with debris from the previous night's attack. Bodies lay scattered across the area. They were the bodies of North Ridge warriors who had been stationed at the border or had been sent there immediately after the first report of an invasion reached the pack house. Some had fallen close to the boundary, while others were further into the territory, suggesting that they had attempted to pursue the invading force before b

