ARIA POV
"Duck!" I shouted, pushing Mira down as a strange dart whizzed over our heads. It hit the wall behind us with a hiss, releasing a cloud of silver mist.
All around us, chaos erupted as Silas's forces pushed deeper into our land. The humans with him carried weapons I'd never seen before—guns that fired darts filled with a substance that made werewolves fall instantly.
"We need to get the triplets to the safe room," I told Mira, my heart pounding as I thought of my kids. "Now!"
We raced through the halls, avoiding panicked pack members. Outside, I could hear fighting—growls, shouts, and the odd scream when one of those darts found its target.
Kael met us at the nursery door, blood dripping from a cut above his eye.
"We've pushed them back at the north gate," he reported. "Jaxon and the Beta squad are holding the east. Lucien is treating the wounded in the middle hall."
