Gideons POV
I was standing at the war table going over the sleeping arrangements with Eric when three panicked voices shattered my concentration all at once—two slamming through the pack bond, and one through the soul-deep thread of our mate-bond.
Gideon! The pond! It’s Garrett—Lucian’s enforcer! There are rogues—
Sera's voice, raw with pure, unadulterated terror, echoed in my head, instantly followed by Levi’s ragged mental roar: Alpha! Surrounded at the pond!
Kane detonated in my mind, a feral, scorching fury ripping through my veins. The war room table rattled under my palms as I slammed my hands down, scattering parchment everywhere.
"The pond! Now!" I bellowed, my voice laced with full Alpha command.
I didn't wait. I turned and sprinted out of the war room, my heavy boots pound
