The Alpha Bond 131

The night had been peaceful, or at least as peaceful as it could be after everything that had happened. I lay on my mattress, listening to the steady breathing of my mates who had gathered in my room for the night. The warmth of their presence was comforting, though sleep remained elusive. Thoughts of the riddle, our mission, and the weight of what was to come played over and over in my mind.

But peace was fleeting.

A frantic knock at the door shattered the stillness.

I bolted upright, my wolf instantly alert. The knock wasn't just urgent-it was desperate.

Around me, the others stirred. Elijah was the first to move, throwing the covers off as he reached for his sword, always prepared for a fight. Austin, Isaiah, and Alex followed, their instincts sharpened by years of survival. My heart pounded as she hurried to the door and yanked it open.

Rowena stood there, her normally composed face pale with distress. Beside her, Mother stood in her ever-present scarlet veil, not a strand of hair or inch of skin visible beneath it. I had long since stopped questioning the oddity of the veil, but at this moment, a strange thought crossed my mind-did she even sleep with it on?

That was quickly overshadowed by the sheer urgency in Rowena's expression.

"What is it? What's wrong?" Elijah demanded, his voice sharp.

Rowena hesitated, but it was Mother who spoke, her voice calm yet laced with an undertone of severity. "Your pack is under attack."

a moment, time seemed

the words settle like lead

asked as if needing

confirmed. "They are under siege by a pack

reaction was instant. "We

pulsed around her, the air warping as a portal formed before them-a

knew what was coming. I braced myself as I stepped into the portal, and just as expected, the nauseating sensation of being pulled through

on the other side, I staggered and doubled over,

followed suit, groaning as they tried to steady

no time for

smell of smoke and blood filled the air. Screams and

was

roaring flames. Bodies littered the ground-some of my pack, some of the

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and a group of witches were already fighting, their magic lighting up the battlefield as they launched spell after spell at the

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