A REPLACEMENT FOR ALPHA KAEL
“That depends.”
The world seemed to fracture then, the tension snapping like a drawn bowstring. I felt the shift before it happened, the sudden distortion of air and power as Serena moved—not forward, but sideways, slipping through the shadows in a way no ordinary wolf could. Kael reacted instantly, lunging to intercept, but Serena had never intended to reach me directly.
She struck him instead.
The impact was brutal, fast enough that my scream tore free only after his body hit the ground. Power exploded outward, a clash of forces that sent warriors flying and shattered the earth beneath us. Kael skidded across the scorched ground, blood blooming dark and terrible against his chest.
Sikat na Kabanata