The howl echoed again.Closer this time.The entire fortress seemed to hold its breath afterward.Every sound stopped.No fighting.No screaming.Nothing.Even the storm outside felt quieter somehow.Miranda’s grip on my arm tightened painfully.“That’s impossible,” she whispered.I looked at her immediately. “What was that?”But before she could answer, a violent pressure slammed across the fortress.Invisible and crushing , ny knees nearly buckled instantly.Alpha energy.Except, no Alpha I’d ever encountered felt like this.This was older.Stronger.Ancient power rolled through the halls like a living thing, forcing submission from every wolf it touched.Even through the bond, I felt Darius reacting to it.Not fear exactly.Recognition.The hallway outside groaned softly as if the fortress itself sensed the presence approaching.Then footsteps echoed slowly toward us.Heavy, unhurried and confident.Miranda went pale.No exaggeration.Actually pale.“Miranda,” I whispered urgently.
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