Chapter 61 ???: ??? POV

• The scent of blood permeated the surrounding area as the remaining warriors fought as the last defense. The territory had been heavily sieged by larger feral shifters and, though the warriors were skilled, size and strength were a huge advantage in battle. I looked around at my shadow with worry. We were sizeable, but nothing compared to the larger communities that could have taken this sort of attack. I knew I should have told those idiots from the council to move faster. We could have been and had the meeting by now. Our forces would have been reinforced and instead, they were stationed at the Black Sun pack lands. For why?! Are they having tea while everyone is repeatedly attacked?! Fuck! I tackled the bear shifter that was trying to take my son down from behind. My Beta joined me soon after; helping to hold it down as I ripped its throat out. scanned the field again and noticed a group of rogues edging towards the main house. With a yowl, I called through the link and alerted the freed-up warriors who'd killed their enemies.
• As we surrounded the rogues, I took account of them. Three delta wolves, a tiger gamma, and a liger hybrid beta. Unlike the ferals, they instantly got into a well-trained formation; an outward facing circle protecting each other's backs. I growled, irritated, and lept towards the liger. Before my claws could graze his fur, my body was knocked to the side and pain exploded in my side. Damn it! I coughed up blood as I hit the ground; my vision momentarily blurry before clearing as gunshots rang out. Many of the warriors fell in pools of blood while other growled in pain, unable to move. I growled and started to push myself up when a heavy paw pushed me into the dirt. I yowled angrily, and their claws dug into my skin. An emotionless voice spoke from above,
• “Stop before we actually erase this pitiful shadow of yours, Alpha. We only came here for information, but you jaguars are as prideful as always and actually put up an okay resistance.”