**Gaia's POV**

It happens so fast I barely process it.

One moment Sienna is lunging toward me, vial raised. The next, something massive and powerful crashes into her.

A wolf.

But not just any wolf.

This wolf is huge—easily the size of an Alpha. Its fur is pure gold, gleaming like sunlight made solid. Every muscle ripples beneath that lustrous coat as it moves with lethal grace and overwhelming power.

I've never seen anything like it. Gold fur—not ...