Ch. I Refuse to Be Your Luna 217 I Refuse to Be Your Luna 217

Chapter 217 The Border Was Only The Beginning

Alpha Damian’s POV

The alarm continued to howl through the estate, and every wolf in the hall reacted immediately.

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I released Flourish’s hand only long enough to stand, but my wolf was already pushing against my control, demanding that I find out what had happened.

“Report,” I ordered.

A warrior rushed through the doors, breathing heavily. “Alpha Damian, the eastern wall has been breached.”

The room erupted, and I moved before anyone could stop me. “How many?”

“Unknown, Alpha, but the attackers are not ordinary rogues.”

That answer made me stop. “What do you mean?”

“They are organized, heavily trained, and they are using weapons designed to suppress werewolf healing.”

My jaw tightened. Someone had prepared for us. I looked toward Rhys. “Get the Dartwood warriors stationed near the northern road.”

He nodded and moved at once.

“Marwin, wake every elder.”

The old wolf bowed his head.

“Hailey, secure the civilians and move them into the inner compound.”

She turned without hesitation.

Alpha Magnus stepped toward me. “You are not going to the border alone.”

“I know.”

His eyes narrowed. “I am taking twenty warriors.”

“You are taking fifty.”

I almost argued, but another explosion shook the estate, rattling the windows hard enough to

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send several glasses crashing off the table. My wolf snarled at the sound.

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Flourish stood beside me, her eyes fixed on the direction of the noise. I turned toward her. “You are staying here.”

“No.”

“Flourish.”

“I am not hiding while everyone else fights.”

I stepped closer and lowered my voice. “You were abducted tonight.”

“And I survived.”

“That does not mean I will risk you again.”

Her eyes softened for a second, but she didn’t back down. “Then keep me beside you.”

I stared at her, my wolf immediately responding to the words, and I hated how easily she could reach the part of me I kept guarded from everyone else.

“You are impossible.”

“I learned from you.”

Despite everything happening around us, the corner of my mouth lifted slightly.

Then a sharp growl came from outside, not a human sound but a wolf’s warning, and every werewolf in the hall froze at once. I knew that growl. It belonged to one of our border sentries.

A second later, the doors burst open, and a warrior stumbled inside, covered in blood.

“Alpha,” he gasped.

I caught him before he fell. His claws were still extended, his eyes unfocused with pain.

“What happened?”

He grabbed my arm with surprising strength. “They were looking for someone.”

“Who?”

His breathing turned shallow. “The lady.”

I looked toward Flourish. She had gone completely still.

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The warrior swallowed hard. “They kept asking for Lady Flourish.”

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My wolf erupted inside me, claws pushing against my fingertips as my Alpha instincts took over, and the room immediately filled with the pressure of my dominance.

Flourish stepped closer. “Why me?”

The warrior shook his head. “I don’t know.” His eyes widened suddenly. “But they left something.”

He reached into the torn remains of his jacket and pulled out a small black envelope. I took it. There was no name on the front, only the Stonehedge crest scratched across it with a blade.

I opened it carefully. Inside was a single sheet of paper, and I read the first line before my entire body went rigid.

Flourish noticed immediately. “What does it say?”

I looked at her. My wolf had gone completely silent, and that frightened me more than the attack itself.

The message contained only one sentence.

You should have asked Alpha Garret before claiming her as your mate.

I read it again, then looked toward Garret. He was no longer sitting. His face had lost all color, and for the first time since I had known him, the powerful Alpha looked genuinely afraid.

I folded the paper slowly. “Father,” I said to Magnus without taking my eyes off Garret, “seal the estate.”

Magnus frowned. “Why?”

“Because the enemy is already inside Stonehedge.”

A scream suddenly came from the upper floor. Then the scent of fresh blood reached me.

And this time, it came from Flourish’s room.

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