Hiding My Twin Pups From their Alpha Dad novel Chapter 86

The smell of blood lingered in the wind.

Silverstone’s borders were no longer quiet. Alarms rang twice in one day, and the wolves were growing tense. Patrols returned with torn clothes and wounded bodies, but their spirits—Eva feared—were taking the deepest hits.

Three rogues had been killed. One had been captured.

He now sat tied to a post in the training yard, his arms bound, his face bruised but twisted into a grin that sent chills down everyone’s spine.

Max stood in front of him, arms crossed, eyes like ice.

“Why are they coming faster?” he asked.

The rogue spat blood onto the ground. “You’re already dead, Crescent boy. You just don’t smell it yet.”

Max didn’t move. “Talk.”

The rogue tilted his head, his grin widening. “The heir is alive… and he will bleed you all.”

Eva’s boots echoed against the stone as she stepped forward, her cloak billowing behind her. The rogue’s smile faltered for a second when he saw her.

She crouched, meeting his eyes. “Who is the heir?”

The rogue laughed softly, his voice turning almost childlike. “You already know. You feel him growing inside you.”

Eva’s stomach turned, but her face didn’t show it. She stood slowly. “Take him to the dungeons. Don’t kill him. Yet.”

Max didn’t argue.

As the rogue was dragged away, Max turned to Eva. “We don’t have much time.”

“I know,” she said, her voice low.

Together, they headed into the council room where maps were already laid out across the tables. Crescent and Silverstone warriors gathered around, bruised and alert. The atmosphere was charged with urgency.

Max stood at the front, explaining positions and rotations. “We’ll double the watch on the western ridge. Dany and I will lead the outer patrols. No one moves alone. No blind spots. These aren’t just rogues anymore. They’re being sent.”

He looked over at Eva, who stepped up beside him.

Her voice was strong and clear as she pointed at the map. “We aren’t prey. We’re predators who forgot how to bite. But that ends tonight. We defend this land not with fear—but with fire.”