FAZER LOGINThe first conditioned wolf hit the barricades before the panic even finished spreading. Then everything collapsed at once.Screams ripped across the training grounds as civilians scattered in every direction. Warriors surged forward to intercept the attackers while more conditioned wolves emerged from inside the crowd itself.Blackridge turned on itself in seconds.“Tomas, stop!” his mother screamed.He shoved straight through her without even looking at her. Like she was nothing. Like he couldn’t see her at all.My wolf recoiled in horror.Mercer stood at the center of it calmly watching the chaos unfold like a man admiring his own masterpiece. Psychopath.The first conditioned warrior reached Cameron. Bad choice. Cameron met him head-on with terrifying force, slamming him into the dirt hard enough to crack stone beneath them before pivoting instantly toward the next attacker.More came immediately. Too many actually. Not warriors, just weapons following orders. No fear. No hesitatio
Mercer had just spoken the words when the chamber doors burst open hard enough to slam against the stone walls. One of Cameron’s warriors stumbled inside breathing heavily, blood running from a cut across his forehead.“Alpha -”His gaze landed on Mercer pinned against the steel beam. Then on Elias. Then on Lucien kneeling on the floor. Confusion flashed across his face for half a second before training shoved it aside.“We’re under attack.”Every muscle in Cameron’s body tightened instantly.“Where?”“The training grounds.” The warrior swallowed hard. “Multiple armed wolves. Internal security turned on the western patrol units.” His breathing sharpened. “Council members are outside.”Cold rolled through me. No more hiding. No more hidden threats. They were escalating openly now.Mercer smiled. Satisfied. Cameron noticed this. His grip tightened violently against Mercer’s throat.“You planned this.”Mercer’s expression barely changed despite the pressure crushing his airway. “No,” he
The chamber went completely silent. The kind that comes right before violence.My wolf pressed forward instantly beneath my skin, every instinct locked on Elias. Alive. Thank Goddess. But something was wrong. He stood beside the stranger too still, shoulders were rigid, eyes distant in a way that made cold crawl down my spine.Conditioned. Triggered. Controlled. - Again.The man above us continued descending the metal stairs with calm, measured steps, like he had all the time in the world.He was older than Cameron, but younger than Lucien. Dark hair streaked faintly with silver at the temples. Military posture. Precise movements. Dangerous type. Not because he looked violent. Because he looked intelligent. The worst kind of monster.Lucien made a broken sound from the floor beside me.“Oh no,” he whispered.The stranger’s eyes slid toward him briefly. “Commander Vale.” he said smoothly. “I was wondering how long you’d survive the interrogation.”My stomach twisted instantly. “You exp
The second Lucien smiled, Cameron moved.“Get everyone back!” he barked.The Alpha command cracked across the training grounds hard enough to shake the air itself.Chaos exploded instantly. Warriors surged forward. Civilians stumbled backward in confusion. Guards began pulling wolves away from the platform while panic spread through the crowd like wildfire.But Lucien never looked at any of them. Only Cameron. His expression had gone terrifyingly empty. Like something inside him had switched off.My wolf snarled instantly beneath my skin.Not Lucien anymore. Or maybe worse - still Lucien, trapped somewhere underneath it.“Lucien,” Cameron said sharply.No response.Then Lucien spoke in a flat, mechanical voice that turned my blood cold. “Command conflict detected.”Mara swore violently beside me."Oh, Goddess. He was conditioned too."Not a mastermind. Not the architect. A victim. A willing accomplice maybe - but still conditioned. That changed everything.Lucien’s breathing became une
The operations room stayed silent for exactly three seconds after Lucien Vale’s name appeared on the damaged screen.Then Cameron turned and walked out. Every wolf in the corridor moved out of his way instantly. Even the guards looked uneasy now. Because everyone in Blackridge knew Commander Lucien Vale. Respected him. Trusted him.He had served the pack for over twenty years. Trained half the military division personally. Stood beside Cameron’s father during the border wars. And after his death Lucien had practically helped raise Cameron into the Alpha role.Which meant one thing. This betrayal cut deeper than any of the others.Mara hurried beside me as we followed Cameron through the eastern corridors. “Please tell me we’re not about to witness an Alpha-induced public execution.”“I honestly don’t know.”“That is not comforting.”No. It wasn’t.Cameron stopped only once - outside the central command stairwell. He looked toward one of the guards.“Find Lucien Vale.”The wolf straigh
The problem with fear was that it spread faster than truth. By midday, Blackridge had transformed into a fortress holding its breath.Security checkpoints blocked every major corridor. Patrols doubled across military sectors. Officers were being reassigned faster than records could update. And somewhere beneath all that controlled order - the guilty were panicking.Which was exactly what Cameron wanted.I stood beside him on the upper command balcony overlooking the central operations floor while wolves moved below in sharp, tense patterns.Nobody relaxed around an Alpha lockdown. Especially not soldiers.Cameron rested both hands against the iron railing, expression unreadable as commanders crossed the lower level carrying stacks of reassigned personnel files.“You’re waiting for them to react,” I said quietly.“Yes.”His answer came instantly. No denial. No softening. Straight truth. My wolf watched him carefully beneath my skin. He was still dangerous. But not cruel. That differenc
Morning came far too fast.I didn’t sleep. I didn’t sit. I didn’t even make it to my bed. I paced my home office like a feral thing, the mate bond pulsing faint and thin, like a dying ember buried under too much ash. Every time it flickered, my wolf clawed my insides raw.By the time the sun crawle
The forest blurred around us as we ran, paws and feet pounding against the frozen earth. The adrenaline from the fight still pulsed in my veins, the scent of Mara and the remaining rouges heavy in the air. My wolf surged forward, muscles coiled and ready, senses on fire - every crack of a branch, e
The forest went eerily quiet. Even my brothers didn’t dare breathe.The truth hung heavy in the air - shimmering with something ancient, something primal.Mate instinct. Bond instinct. Wolf instinct. Whatever you called it - it was consuming me.I turned in a slow circle, scanning the shadows. Some
The moment that lone howl split the night, the entire mansion went dead still.A single, cracked, wounded sound - distant but sharp enough to slice straight through bone.My wolf detonated inside my chest.I didn’t bother explaining, didn’t bother shifting. I just ran. Kicking my shoes off. Bare f







