Side Story 4.38 - Midnight's Reckoning

Hans’s POV

The moment the warrior burst into the room, I knew something was wrong.

The sheer urgency in his voice sent my instincts into overdrive.

I barely spared a glance at Jhoanna—she was safe, our pup was safe—but that safety would mean nothing if whatever was coming turned out to be a threat.

Rio was already moving, jogging at my side as we left the healer’s chambers and stormed into the main hall. The pack was in a celebratory frenzy, the energy still wild and chaotic, but now, as word spread of an unknown pack at our border, I could sense the shift. The howls of joy were replaced by tense murmurs, warriors straightening their spines, omegas ushering pups indoors.

The Midnight Pack had faced too many threats in the past to take anything lightly. And tonight—tonight of all nigh