Twelve Packs answered my call.Some out of loyalty, most out of fear, all of them smart enough to know that the alternative wasn't something they wanted to test. I felt them through the collective as we converged at the ridge.I didn't waste time.I shifted immediately and pulled on shorts and a fur coat. The cold didn't care if I was a beast or not."We'll split into four groups," I said, pulling out the terrain map Soren had drawn from memory after his scouting mission. "North face, east flank, southern approach, western entry. I want every route sealed before we close in. One of my men will lead each of you so we can communicate. Nobody moves until I give the signal through the link. Nobody." I looked around at the assembled Alphas. "If you break formation because you think you see an opportunity, I will personally finish whatever my brother started with you. Am I understood?"Grunts of assent.I assigned the groups quickly — strongest fighters east, fastest wolves north, the allie
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