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Lincoln raked his fingers through his hair as he pulled away and glanced at the kitchen door. “I think I’m more nervous about meeting your father because I’m your mate than I am about everything that’s happened.”
I covered my mouth as I giggled. “Really?”
He gave me a somber look.
I gripped his hand tightly. “Trust me, my dad knows everything you have done for me. Just be the man I am in love with, and he’s going to love you. Promise.”
Lincoln kissed my temple. “All right. Lead the way.”
We walked hand in hand to the kitchen door, then the world around us began to buzz. Before we could exit, Sawyer appeared in front of it.
His dark hair was disheveled and his eyes wide as he looked between us.
I took a step forward, my hand going to Sawyer’s chest. “What’s wrong?”
A tick formed in Sawyer’s jaw, and he shook his head. “My dad’s wolfsbane supplier just got a shipment in. We will be leaving first thing tomorrow to go pick it up. Once we have that, there’s nothing stopping us from attacking your pack. You have two days. Maybe three, and then my dad will bring the full might of Pack Wolf Blood to your door.”
Eleven
Sloane
Sweat beaded my brow as Sawyer’s words sank in.
Two or three days. That wasn’t anywhere near enough time. We still didn’t have the manpower to fight off that kind of attack.
I ran my forearm across my head and shut my eyes briefly as I blew out a breath. My ears rang while a bout of nausea churned in my belly.
I swallowed. “Is there anything we can do to stop him?”
Lincoln mumbled under his breath, closed his eyes, and massaged his temples.
Sawyer’s nostrils flared as he shook his head. “My dad is a man of action. Once he has his mind set on something, he’s not going to change it. The second we get that wolfsbane, he’s going to make the final preparations to come here.”
Sawyer gripped one of my hands and put his other one on Lincoln’s shoulder. “I think it’s time that you guys discuss leaving. There are other places for you to go. It’ll take him longer to find you if you leave.”
A lump formed in my throat, and tears pricked my eyes. “This is my home. We can’t just keep running. At some point, we have to take a stand and fight back.”
Sawyer cupped both my cheeks with his warm, callused hands and met my gaze. “Sloane, you can’t stay here. It’s not safe. You don’t have enough wolves to fight.”
I jerked away from him and looked between both brothers. “We can’t run. That’s not a solution. It’s a Band-Aid. There’s nowhere for us to go. We’ll just keep running, and he’s going to find us eventually.”
I pointed to my home as anger simmered, making my chest warm and my cheeks flush. “We need to stand our ground. We need to fight back. This is our home. We know this land better than he does. Running will put us at a disadvantage. We can’t control the landscape. Here, we can.”
Lincoln exhaled loudly. “You’re both right. Arguing about it isn’t going to solve anything. We need to come up with a plan.”
I pursed my lips as I rubbed my hand over my chest. “The wolfsbane is what makes him feel confident, right? He thinks he’s unstoppable because he has an unfair advantage. Sawyer, do you know where the dealer is?”
A plan started to form. It was crazy and risky, but if we could pull it off, it would buy us time and give us an upper hand.
Sawyer blinked as a frown marred his face. His jaw worked, and then he narrowed his eyes. “I do know the location. Why?”
I nodded as I took a step back and paced the length of the kitchen cabinets. “If you aren’t leaving until tomorrow, then we should leave right now. We can meet the dealer today without running the risk of running into your father. We get the wolfsbane before your dad even leaves.”
Lincoln made a noise in the back of his throat and put both hands behind his head as he stretched. “Not the worst idea I’ve heard. It would be dangerous, though.”
Sawyer shifted on his feet. “We usually just pick up at the guy’s house. He lives in the city. But the only people my dad’s ever taken have been me and a few of his more trusted enforcers.”
My chest tightened. “He might know that you were the one who gave us the information.”
