Just then, back in the room where Alpha Garrett and his beloved fated mate Lyssa were mating, an urgent knock echoed through the chamber. The sound interrupted their blissful moment, and the servant's voice called out for Garrett's attention.

"Alpha Garrett, my lord, you must come quickly. There are dead bodies of one of the pack elders and a servant," the distressed servant pleaded from outside the locked doors."

Lyssa's eyes widened with concern as she looked at Garrett, who remained ...