Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 65

The air over the northern perimeter was thick with the scent of blood and smoke. Wolves crouched in tense silence as Cassian's forces prepared for Magnus's inevitable counterattack. The destruction of the weapon had bought them time, but it had also enraged Magnus,

forcing him to march on Cassian's territory with his full army.

"This will be the final strike," Cassian said, his voice low but steady as he addressed the gathered warriors. "Magnus knows he can't retreat now. He'll throw everything he has at us."

Nathan stepped forward, his expression grim. "We hold the line, or we die trying."

Aurora stood near the rear of the group, her heart pounding. The warriors' faces were set with grim determination, and she could feel the weight of their shared resolve. They were fighting for more than survival now-they were fighting for the future of their pack. The first wave of Magnus's forces hit the northern defenses just before dawn. The clash was immediate and brutal, the howls of wolves and the roars of Lycans tearing through the air.

precision. Nathan and Gideon flanked him, their movements perfectly synchronized as they worked to keep the enemy forces

overwhelming the defenders despite their training. The Lycans tore

quarters, Aurora worked frantically alongside Iris to treat the steady stream of

instructed, her tone sharp but focused as she guided Aurora's hands to a deep wound on a young wolf's

as she worked to stem the bleeding. Around her, the room was filled with the cries of the wounded

expression betrayed her doubt. "But

couldn't shake the feeling that

himself. The two Alphas clashed in a brutal fight, their strikes shaking the earth beneath

deaths, Cassian," Magnus snarled,