Alpha Queen [1]

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Ares and I found Blake and Marvel on the training grounds. Soren was already tending to the werewolves that were wounded.

"How many wounded?" Ares demanded. He was incredibly angry at the attack on his pack. Anger was practically coming off his body in fumes.

"Twenty-one." Blake answered solemnly.

"Shit." He swore under his breath. "How many did you kill?"

Marvel answered this time. "More than fifty."

"Good." He said in a sharp voice and clenched his jaw.

"Alpha, we have a bigger problem," Blake announced and all three of us turned to listen to him, "They went through the underground tunnels."

"Impossible." Marvel spat. "The only wolves who know about the tunnels is us."

"Unless a spy told them." Ares said with pure hostility.

"Spy?" Blake blinked in shock.

Oh no. There was a spy in the pack that betrayed us to the enemy?

"I'll kill that son of a bitch." Marvel growled and his whole body started shaking.

"Marvel, you have to come down." Ares commanded but his body still trembled. He closed his eyes and I heard a familiar, ear-splitting sound of bones cracking.

Ares immediately pushed me away from Marvel, stepping in front of me protectively.

"Remember your anchor!" He yelled.

For a few seconds, Marvel didn't calm down and I could see his claws coming out.

Lines appeared on his forehead as he tried to concentrate. His body slowly began to stop shifting into a wolf and he returned to normal.

"It's okay," Marvel reopened his eyes and I remembered what Holly told me about some werewolves losing control of their shifting.

Ares nodded and stepped aside so I could see him again.

"Blake, I want to know every wolf who was on patrol in the last week. Marvel, tend to the wounded." Ares ordered and both of them bowed and walked away.

"Alpha, Luna!" We snapped our heads behind us. Soren was coming towards us and blood was dripping down his head.

"Is Holly alright?" I asked him urgently. I was worried sick about her. She protected me while I just stood there helplessly.