Rejected: The Alpha's Fatal Mistake
The third wolf broke and ran the moment the other two went down, vanishing back into the twisted trees before anyone could pursue, and the ambush ended as fast as it had begun — brutal, brief, and considerably more informative than anyone wanted it to be.
"Let me see it." Kade was at her shoulder before the adrenaline had even fully cleared, hands careful despite the urgency, pulling her torn leather aside to check the damage. The wound was ugly but shallow, already beginning to knit at the edges the way pack healing generally allowed for injuries that weren't immediately life-threatening. "You're going to be fine. It's not deep."
"I know it's not deep." Wren's voice came out steadier than h