Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 529 Fangs and Fire

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"Steven, get out of here-this has nothing to do with you!" Avery growled, eyes flashing with urgency. His grip tightened around the wolfbone dagger in his hand, the blade glinting coldly.

The bandmates were musicians, not warriors. They didn't belong in the blood- soaked world of werewolf mercenaries.

"Captain, how can we walk away now?" Steven transformed into his wolf form on the spot, making his stance clear-he would fight beside Avery, no matter what.

"Yeah! Avery Band sticks together! If something happens to you, we're not leaving!"

The other three followed suit, shedding their human forms as their fur bristled and eyes locked onto the Ironfang werewolves across from them with deadly resolve.

Avery's throat tightened. His chest burned from the brotherhood they showed-but the Ironfang Mercenary Corps weren't some street thugs. These were stone-cold killers-wolves who'd crawled out of mass graves in Bloodmoon Canyon, who carried the heads of black market bounty list elites in their claws. They'd completed seventeen human sacrifice missions in the Arctic Wastes alone. Not to mention the bone altars they'd built with the remains of enemies in the South American rainforests.

These weren't just fighters. They were monsters forged in meat grinders of war. They'd seen more death than the band had played songs.

He couldn't let his brothers throw their lives away.

"I'm your captain. That's an order-leave!" Avery bellowed, shifting into a massive gray wolf and throwing himself in front of them. "This isn't something loyalty can solve!"

"You're not going anywhere!" Tigre sneered.

"Tigre, don't push it! This has nothing to do with them!" Avery snapped.

"Avery, you're still so naïve. They're your friends-do you really think I'll let them walk away?"

Tigre's twisted grin dripped with malice.

Avery's fur stood on end, back muscles taut with rage. He wanted to rip Tigre apart then and there.

And he regretted it-regretted bringing his bandmates into this mess...

"Enough talk. So tell me-are you handing over the Wolfborn Corps or not?" Tigre's patience was gone.

"No!"

If he had inherited the Wolfborn Corps, then he had to take responsibility for it.

"Fine. If they're that stubborn-brothers, teach them a lesson!"

At Tigre's command, the Ironfang wolves launched themselves toward Avery and the others like missiles.

"Protect them!" Avery shouted, leaping forward to shield his team as he called on his own corps to intercept the attackers.

Just as the two sides were about to collide, a powerful surge of lupine energy burst from the doorway,

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forcing both sides apart like a shockwave.

Everyone froze and turned toward the entrance.

There stood Tessa–her slim frame cloaked in moonlight, her aura chilling and ethereal like a ghost,

Avery's heart dropped when he saw her.

He spun to Steven, furious. "Did you call her? Why the hell would you bring her here?!"noveldrama

Even though he knew Tessa was powerful, Avery didn't want her caught up in the savage mercenary wars.

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This wasn't a battlefield with rules. This was the underbelly-cruel, lawless, and drenched in blood.

"Captain, I just thought-Tessa can fix this!" Steven stammered.

Tessa knew people none of them could dream of reaching.

Any one of them could end this whole standoff in a heartbeat.

So why wouldn't they call her?

And hadn't the captain said it himself?

No matter what happened, Tessa would always be one of them.

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"Well now-what a pretty little thing we've got here." Tigre's eyes gleamed with a flash of lust as his fangs bared and his lunar aura surged toward Tessa. Avery, is this your girl? Hand her over, and I might just let your little Wolfborn Corps off the hook."

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