Chapter 135 - A Mark of War and Promise
The wind had changed.
Amaris felt it before she heard the approaching chaos. It rustled through the trees like a whisper of fate, carrying the scent of fire and blood. She stood on the edge of the fortress wall, watching as smoke curled into the sky from the western woods. Her hand instinctively moved to the mark on her neck—an Alpha's claim, still warm from the night before.
Luca.
His mark burned in time with her heartbeat, the bond thrumming louder than ever. But it wasn't just Luca now. The other two had tasted her soul. Kade. Ryker. All three bound to her, yet so wildly different. She was tied to three alphas whose hatred for each other still roared beneath every forced truce.
Behind her, the gates groaned open.
"They breached the outer ridge," Kade's voice growled from the shadows. He emerged with blood on his jaw, shirtless and fur-smeared, half-shifted. His eyes glowed like embers. "This wasn't a raid. They're after you."
