All Chapters of The Lycan Kings and their Wolfless Luna: Theirs to Ruin : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Aria's POVThe great hall filled with more people than I'd seen since arriving at the castle. Word had spread fast about the confrontation with my father, drawing pack members from every corner of the territory until the space was packed wall to wall with curious onlookers. I stood between Ryker and Aiden while Caden faced the crowd from the raised platform where official pack business was conducted.My father stood on the opposite side of the hall with his Silverclaw warriors behind him, their faces set in identical expressions of disapproval. Damien had positioned himself slightly apart from both groups like he was above the petty politics even though his presence was what had escalated everything in the first place."We're gathered here to settle a dispute regarding Lady Aria's future," Caden announced with his voice carrying through the hall despite not shouting. "Her father claims we violated pack law by marking her without his permission. Alpha Damien claims a prior treaty gives

Aria's POVThe attack came at dawn when most of the pack was still sleeping off the tension from yesterday's public confrontation. I woke to the sound of alarm bells ringing through the castle, their urgent clanging cutting through the early morning quiet like a knife. My wolf surged to alertness immediately, pushing against my consciousness with warnings I didn't need spoken aloud.Danger, she growled. Multiple threats surrounding us.I threw off the covers while stumbling toward the window, still half asleep but driven by instinct. What I saw made my blood run cold. The compound was surrounded by at least fifty figures dressed in dark clothing that seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it. They moved in coordinated patterns that spoke of military training, spreading out to cover every exit while maintaining defensive formations."Aria, stay away from the window," Ryker's voice came from the doorway before he crossed the room in three strides to pull me back. "They have archers