Aiden POV
The emergency howl cut through the morning air like a knife through my chest. I dropped the communication crystal I'd been holding and ran toward the sound, my heart beating so hard I could feel it in my throat.
"What's happening?" I yelled to Marcus, one of our border guards, as he stumbled into the pack clearing.
"River Pack," he gasped, blood spilling from a gash on his forehead. "They're striking our eastern border. But something's wrong with them, Alpha. Their eyes... they're sparkling."
My blood turned ice cold. The Shadow Wolves had reached River Pack. We were too late.
"How many?" I ordered, helping Marcus stay upright.
"All of them," he whispered. "The entire River Pack is marching toward us like they're under someone else's control."
