*Moonlight Pack ---- Outer Walls, Nightfall*

The night glowed red with fire. Moonlight Pack walls shook under the pounding of rams and claws. Smoke rose towards the moon, hiding the stars that had watched over the wolves for generations. The cries of the wounded mixed with clashing steel filled the place.

Ryder's boots sank into mud darkened with ashes as he barked orders, his voice cutting through chaos. "Hold the east breach! Don't let them split the line!" Aiden prowled just ...