The world tilted violently as the car slammed into the roadside barrier. The impact crushed metal inward, throwing bodies against seats, against doors, against each other.Pain flared through Archie’s side and Instinct took over as something inside him snapped. “Shift!” he roared.Around him, two other wolves landed, huge, trained, and controlled, his father’s guards were already in wolf form.Archie's fur was black as midnight, with a streak of silver running down his spine, glinting even in the smoke from the car crash.He let out a growl, low and commanding. The other wolves snapped to attention, following his lead.From the treeline, shadows moved, too many to count. Archie bared his teeth. His alpha presence pulsed like a warning.This was no accident.This was an ambush.The third time in two weeks, but they were never this serious.He moved, fast, precise, deadly. One of the attackers lunged, and Archie met it head-on, jaws clamping around its throat. The wolf shrieked, then we
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