Ryder POV

The fortress burns for three hours before collapsing completely.

I stand with Jolie in my arms, watching flames reduce centuries of corrupt power to ash and rubble. Around us, hundreds of wolves from different packs witness the same thing.

The end of an era.

"Ryder." Knox limps over, his leg still healing from the suppressant round. "We've got a situation."

"What kind of situation?" I don't take my eyes off the burning building.

"The kind where fifty alphas are arguing about who's in ...