Alpha Kayden - POV

I woke abruptly to a knock on the door. Before I could say anything, Harris stormed in, his expression weighed down with trouble. Something was wrong.

“Alpha, the pack’s gathered,” Harris began, voice strained. “I tried to keep it quiet about the soldiers’ abduction, but the families who visited the wounded have learned from the doctors. Word spread. And... people are asking about the dead soldiers. I lied, but they know, Alpha. They know they’re gone. And now, they blame you.”

“Fuck,” I hissed, my fist tightening. Without another word, I stormed out to the entrance. A wave of tension hit me like a wall—angry murmurs...