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Brandon smacked Mark in the stomach. “Knock it off,” he hissed. “Dad doesn’t want us to talk about him.”
I lifted my brow at that.
Brandon glanced at the busy room and then turned back to me, keeping his voice a low whisper. “He doesn’t want anyone to know about his involvement. Just in case.”
I didn’t have to ask what he meant by “just in case.” There could be spies here. It made sense, as much as I hated the idea. Alpha Dane was powerful. He had hurt lots of people and taken many women and girls prisoner. He could have men here thinking they were going to get their sister or daughter back if they fed him information.
I gave Brandon a tight-lipped smile. “Thanks for looking out for him.”
He inclined his head. “Of course. I heard what he did for you and for Willa.”
Ian mumbled under his breath before he glanced back up at me. “She told me how he saved her. She told me what you did for her, too.”
Brandon tapped Ian’s back. “The three of us are going with you to collect Lincoln while the rest go after the women. Dad wants to make sure we get him. That DarkSide site is really something else.”
My belly fluttered. “Good. I’m glad it’s helping.”
Ian smoothed a hand over his hair. “We’ve made contact with more packs, thanks to it. More reinforcements are coming.”
I’d lost track of how many packs had pledged themselves to our fight. Enough that I hoped it would make a difference. Alpha Dane had a lot of men working with him.
The room quieted to a few hushed whispers. I turned around to see my dad standing on the bottom step. He had a few of the other alphas standing next to him.
He cleared his throat. “Good morning. I know it’s a bit earlier than we planned, but we think it is best to head out now. As you all know, we found a few of Pack Wolf Blood’s spies around our perimeter. We don’t know what they may or may not have told Alpha Dane, and we don’t want to risk him being ready for us. We are mobilizing now and leaving. Please find your party and head to your vehicles.”
I frowned and pursed my lips. I didn’t have a party. Dad hadn’t mentioned anything to me about it. My blood pressure spiked. Was I going to be left behind after all?
Brandon must have sensed my trepidation. He put his arm around me and hugged me. “Hey, you’re with us. Don’t worry. We aren’t leaving you behind.”
I let out a breath. “Thanks.”
Brandon held up my dad’s Bronco keys. “I’m driving.”
I lifted a brow and cocked my head to the side. “Dad is letting you drive?”
He shrugged. “I haven’t totaled a vehicle since—”
Mark snatched the keys out of Brandon’s hands. “It’s only been two months. I don’t think so. I’m the oldest. I’m driving.”
Brandon rolled his eyes and nudged me. “He’s no fun.”
Mark growled and jabbed his finger at Brandon. “Knock it off. This is serious. Don’t you understand that? Or is everything just a big game to you?”
Brandon’s brows dipped into a scowl as he huffed.
My younger brother was something of a jokester. He always knew how to brighten up a room, and I also knew that sometimes he made light of situations to keep everyone from knowing how scared he was.
I stepped between my two brothers. “Relax, Mark. He knows how serious this is. We can’t afford to fight. We should get out to the car.”
I didn’t give either of them a chance to respond before I brushed past Mark and made my way into the crowd of enforcers filing out the front door.
The room smelled sour, like fear, sweat, and there was still a faint scent of my mom’s roast. My stomach growled. Great, now I was hungry. Knowing my brothers, there was a box of granolas or something in the car. Mom was always joking about how hard it was to keep them fed.
Mark caught up and fell into step next to me. “I’m sorry, Sloane.”
I shared a look with him and sighed, letting some of the tension leave my shoulders. “I know. This is tense for all of us.”
He shifted the keys between his hands. “You should try to contact your friend and see if they’ve left. We’re going to be early. We don’t want the full pack there when we show up.”
