Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 529 Fangs and Fire

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"Steven, get out of here-this has nothing to do with you!" Avery growled, eyes flashing with urgency. His grip tightened around the wolfbone dagger in his hand, the blade glinting coldly.

The bandmates were musicians, not warriors. They didn't belong in the blood- soaked world of werewolf mercenaries.

"Captain, how can we walk away now?" Steven transformed into his wolf form on the spot, making his stance clear-he would fight beside Avery, no matter what.

"Yeah! Avery Band sticks together! If something happens to you, we're not leaving!"

The other three followed suit, shedding their human forms as their fur bristled and eyes locked onto the Ironfang werewolves across from them with deadly resolve.

Avery's throat tightened. His chest burned from the brotherhood they showed-but the Ironfang Mercenary Corps weren't some street thugs. These were stone-cold killers-wolves who'd crawled out of mass graves in Bloodmoon Canyon, who carried the heads of black market bounty list elites in their claws. They'd completed seventeen human sacrifice missions in the Arctic Wastes alone. Not to mention the bone altars they'd built with the remains of enemies in the South American rainforests.

These weren't just fighters. They were monsters forged in meat grinders of war. They'd seen more death than the band had played songs.

He couldn't let his brothers throw their lives away.

"I'm your captain. That's an order-leave!" Avery bellowed, shifting into a massive gray wolf and throwing himself in front of them. "This isn't something loyalty can solve!"

"You're not going anywhere!" Tigre sneered.

it! This has nothing to

your friends-do

twisted grin dripped

with rage. He wanted to rip Tigre

he regretted it-regretted bringing his bandmates into this

over the Wolfborn Corps or

"No!"

then he had to take responsibility for

stubborn-brothers,

Tigre's command, the Ironfang wolves launched themselves toward Avery and the others like

shield his team as

about to collide, a powerful surge of lupine energy burst

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sides apart

froze and turned toward the

stood Tessa–her slim frame cloaked in moonlight, her aura chilling

when he saw

furious. "Did you call her? Why

Avery didn't want her caught up in the