Pauline's POV
The second Doug's piercing scream cut through the morning air, everything erupted into bedlam. Caesar and Ginny surged forward instantly, their commanding presence the only thing preventing our pack from dissolving into complete pandemonium. The rest of us fell into formation behind them, seasoned fighters spreading wide while those with less combat experience herded the vulnerable toward shelter.
"Daisy, Lem, this way!" My voice rang out across the clearing. Without hesitation, we three slipped into our familiar pattern, navigating through terrified mothers, bellowing men, and partially shifted warriors scrambling to find their positions. "Stay together! Pull the little ones back! No one runs!" I shouted over the din.
