Kane wiped his knife on the traitor's cloak "We end this tonight. All of it. No more waiting."
Rylan's laugh was raw. "I'm with you. But if I shift. get Lila out. I don't trust myself right now."
I looked at the three of them. The bond was straining. the wolves so close to the surface I could see the fur rippling under their skin. But they were still here. Still fighting for us. I felt the latent alpha blood surge hot under my own skin, pushing back against the fear and the exhaustion
"Then we fight it together," I said again. "Like we always have."
The nursery corridor was chaos. Two guards lay dead. A third was wounded but conscious, clutching his side. Mara and the other mothers had formed a tight circle around the remaining pups, knives in their hands, faces pale but determined. The pack was starting to gather at the end of the hall, drawn by the noise and the scent of blood.
