Chapter 185

SERAPHINA The sound of metal clanging and wolves growling filled the air. Through the SUV's bulletproof windows, I could see Archer in his wolf form—a massive black wolf with amber eyes—fighting two wolves at once. Elena and Marcus had also shifted, forming a defensive perimeter around my vehicle. “Stay down, Luna!” Archer's voice echoed in the Pack's mind-link. “Reinforcements are coming!” But I could see they were overwhelmed. Fifteen against three warriors, even with Callista and Alex who had just joined from the second vehicle, the odds were still not good. Then I saw him. Viktor Ashford, walking calmly amid the chaos, still in human form, wearing black tactical gear. His ice-blue eyes locked on me through the window, and he smiled—the smile of a predator who had already caught his prey. He tapped on the window with his knuckles, the sound echoing loudly in the confined space of the SUV. “Luna Seraphina,” his voice was muffled but clear. “Come out peacefully, and nobody else has to