Chapter 86

REESE

I should have known peace was too much to ask for. Just when I thought my beta, my second in command, would keep my kids safe and secure, terror struck again. It felt like a cruel joke, a reminder that there was no such thing as safe, not in our world.

I was the Alpha after all... Many enemies would want to cause my loved ones harm. But this was getting out of hand.

My jaw clenched as I took in the sight before me—the motionless body of Beta Martin sprawled out in front of the entrance to my house. He was a seasoned warrior, always ready for combat, always vigilant. How could this have happened? Who could have taken him down so effortlessly? The possibilities raced through my mind; none of them were good.

Martin!

Panic gripped me, sending a cold rush through my veins as I dropped to my knees beside him, frantically checking for a pulse, for any sign of life. My breath hitched, and then I felt it—a faint, steady beat.

Instantly, relief crashed over me like a wave. At least he was