KAI
Zara crashes through the temple door without knocking and I'm already on my feet before she speaks.
"Scouts at the eastern border." She's breathing hard. Ran here fast. "Silverpine Pack. Twenty wolves. Armed for war."
Twenty. That's not a tracking party. That's an assault team.
"How long until they reach us."
"Two hours if they come straight through. Four if they're cautious." Zara glances at Ivy standing behind me. "They're asking permission to search the territory. Very polite. Very official."
Which means they know she's here. Derek must have reported back the second he left.
I should have killed him when I had the chance.
My wolf snarls agreement. Wants to rip apart anything threatening our mate. I shove the instinct down hard. That kind of thinking gets people killed.
"Tell them no." I move toward the weapons cache. Start pulling out blades. "This is my territory. They don't get to just walk in."
