EMILY'S POV -- At the break of dawn, I'm woken up by Alpha Cade through the mind link. I shoot up at his words echo through my head, "We're under attack," my blood runs cold as I scurry out of bed and I don't bother to change as I head for my window. I stre down at the ground before I leap out, shifting mid-air, and my heavy paws bang against the ground as I start running towards the commotion. I mind-link my mother as I run as fast as I can towards Alpha Cade, following him towards the woods. 'Mother, wake up!','Em? What's wrong?','We're at war, hide.' I don't doubt my mother's ability to protect herself, but the fear of losing her makes me anxious. I've lost enough, and she needs to be safe. I can't lose another parent. 'Hide? No, I'll help.', 'As your beta, I demand you to hide,' I s