Ares’s POV

The day had been a long and exhausting one. From early morning meetings to training sessions, I had barely had a moment to catch my breath. Being Alpha meant bearing a lot of responsibilities, I was fully aware of that but these past few days had been tasking.

I sat in the pack meeting hall, surrounded by several of my trusted pack members. We were discussing recent attacks by an enemy pack and coming up with strategizes to destroy this new threat.

“Alpha, their movements have become more erratic,” said Marcus, one of my warriors. “We’ve seen increased activity near our borders. They’re testing our defenses.”

“We need...