AIDEN POV
The emergency howl cut through the night like a blade through quiet.
I bolted upright in my homemade command center, instantly alert. That wasn't one of our pack's screams. It was higher, more desperate, and it came from the direction of Moonview Pack territory - twenty miles south of Silver Peak.
"Alpha!" One of our scouts burst through the door, his face white with fear. "River Valley Pack is gone!"
My blood turned to ice. "What do you mean gone?" "Wiped out. Every single wolf. But not by people or rogues." The scout's voice shook. "Something else. Something that left marks we've never seen before."
I was already grabbing my coat and guns. River Valley Pack had over two hundred members. For something to destroy them completely in one night meant we were facing a threat bigger than anything we'd faced.
"Get Brock," I ordered. "And send word to the other nearby packs. Everyone needs to know."
