**Talon's POV Screaming. The alarming sound jolted me from my sleep, causing me to jump from my bed. The distant yelling set my wolf on edge as I quickly dressed and thrust myself from my room out into the hall. Warriors ran down the corridors towards the front main hall as the crying and screaming filled the capital, causing concern to sweep through me like a rollercoaster. “What's going on?" I asked a passing warrior as I neared the grand staircase. “The first tier of the capital defense has broken through, beta. They are closing in." This was the second day after we'd received the warning from patrol that Kal's army was stationed only a couple hundred miles away from Mirage. I tried to calm myself. I could not believe what I'd heard. Something must be wrong. There was no way thi