"Formations! Hold the line!" Ethan’s voice cut through the chaos like a whip, his arms slashing through the air as he barked orders to his frontline commanders. "Archers, take the high ledges! Shadow casters, reinforce the inner gates now! Do not let them breach the courtyard!" Down below, the commanders repeated his orders, and the sea of silver armor shifted seamlessly into a defensive wall, shields locking together with a heavy, metallic crash.Ethan turned to me, his dark eyes burning with worry as he gripped my shoulders. "Aria, you're too weak, stay here on the balcony where the guards can cover you."I looked down at the courtyard, then back at my mate, my jaw tightening as my inner wolf bared her fangs. Stay behind, while our people bleed for our sake? Never. "I don't feel weak, Ethan," I said, my voice steady despite the tremor in my limbs. "I am the Alpha Queen of this pack, and I will not watch this war from a safe distance. I am coming down." Before he could argue, I step
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