I was getting ready for war. My guards were helping me with my armor, strapping on the thick leather, locking in the metal plates, tightening every buckle. The weight of it pressed down on my shoulders, but it wasn’t just the armor—it was everything. The war. The pack. The losses we’d already faced. And the feeling that, deep down, I wasn’t going to make it out of this alive.I didn’t know why, but something in my gut kept telling me this might be my last battle. The fire I used to have, the hunger to win, was gone. All I cared about now was ending the suffering of my people. If that meant throwing myself into the fight one last time, so be it.As I stood there, lost in my thoughts, the door creaked open. Ryder, my Beta, stepped in. His face was tense, his brows furrowed.“Alpha, can I talk to you for a minute?” he asked, his voice quiet but serious.I glanced at him while adjusting the straps on my arm. “Is it important?”“Yeah,” he said, nodding. “It is.”I sighed and motioned for h
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