Everyone stood still, completely frozen, and then suddenly, there it was, the deep growls emanating from all the Alphas present, along with the haunting howl of pain from the wolves who recognized Ethan as some of them began to transform.

I stepped back, my eyes wide with horror, but Varken remained completely still, his gaze fixed on the ground, appearing enraged. Then, at that very moment, the crowd surged forward, attempting to restrain him.

He turned, forcefully pushing many of them away, ...