Gideons POV
I pushed open the door to the war room, the thick oak slamming against the wall as I stepped inside. Kane was still thrashing beneath my surface, clawing at my ribs with a restless, venomous fury.
"What happened?" I growled, my voice vibrating with dark Alpha command that made the candles on the table flicker.
Eric looked up from the tactical map spread across the oak tabletop, his face grim in the low light. He shook his head slowly. "It looks like they snuck in on the west side. They took out the border patrol before they could even sound the alarm or call out through the pack bond." He swallowed hard, his jaw setting into a tight line. "We lost four, Alpha."
"s**t," I breathed, slamming my fist onto the corner of the table. A hairline crack split through the polished wo
