"Luna, I mind-linked Alpha Rylan and Beta Jaxon!" One of the elders shouted. All I could give back was a tired smile.
Amid the chaos, I noticed something that made my blood run cold. Several Grimrose wolves were heading towards the pack house. My heart skipped a beat. “Aiden!” I screamed in my mind, desperate to reach him.
But the enemy was relentless. Every time I tried to break away, another wolf came at me, forcing me to defend myself. I felt a sharp pain in my side as one of them sank its teeth into me, but I shook it off and kept fighting.
Finally, I managed to break free, racing towards the pack house. My heart was pounding, fear gripping me like a vice. “Please, let him be okay,” I prayed silently.
I burst through the doors, shifting back into my human form. The scene that greeted me was a nightmare. The pack house was in disarray, furniture overturned and blood staining the floor. And there, lying in the middle of it all, was Aiden.
“No!” I screamed, rushing to his side. He was motionless, his eyes closed, his body battered and broken. I cradled him in my arms, tears streaming down my face. “Aiden, please, wake up. Please.”