Chapter 153Damian’S POV

The council chamber echoed with chaos when the messenger burst through the doors. His uniform was torn, smeared with dirt and blood, he looked like he had seen a ghost or what surpassed human understanding.

“Alpha!” he gasped. “The border, there’s been an attack!”

Kieran caught him by the arm before he could fall, asking him what happened.

He swallowed hard, his chest heaving. “The patrol… they were ambushed. Not by rogues, not by anything we’ve seen ...