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Can you get to the front entrance? Warren asked. My men are headed in, and I want to relay the positions of the enemy before they arrive.
I’ll get right on it, Mary said. But I’ll need to head back to the foyer. Two beats later, her telepathic voice sounded agitated. Fergus, Warren, something’s happening outside the compound.
What do you mean? Fergus asked. His whole body tensed up and he drew his Glock. He started to head to the stairs, then decided to wait. He needed to know everything that was going on before he left the third level.
Mary continued, I’m watching dozens of rogue wolves launch into the air, while some are shifting to wolf form and running hard. All are heading due south. They’re wearing gray logo patches and they keep streaming out of the complex. I can see Warren’s men in the distance off to the west, but by the time they arrive, Sydon’s force will be gone.
Fergus finally holstered his Glock. He turned in the direction of Sydon’s cell. The part of him that was sharing Mary’s fae abilities sensed a powerful energy emanating from Sydon.
Fergus got it. Sydon heard Warren’s orders to Alessandro and he contacted his men. He’s sent them away.
Mary said, That’s what it looks like from here.
Fergus looked around. Mary, would you reenter the compound and check out our location again? I need to know if there are any more of Sydon’s wolves on the lower two levels.
Will do.
He turned to Warren. “Did you get all that?”
Even Warren smiled. “I sure as hell did. I would have been happy to battle Sydon’s wolves, but that would have meant a lot of bloodshed all over your compound. This is much better.”
Fergus had to agree. But it also meant a future reckoning with Sydon’s force. For now, he focused on securing the safety of his pack.
Mary’s voice sounded once more. There’s no one on the third or second levels that look like rogues. I see a lot of shifters hunkered down in odd rooms here and there. Some are hiding. Others I can tell have been hurt.
Okay. Thanks. But stay put. In real-time, I mean, over at Warren’s house. I’ll come and get you in a few minutes.
I’m not going anywhere. And right now I’m hovering above you. The halls on the third level are clear as well as the stairs.
Fergus addressed Warren. “I want to do a room-by-room search of the compound. Why don’t you and your men hunt through the grounds and the surrounding forest for any of Sydon’s wolves and I’ll round up my team and do the same for the compound.”
“You got it and by the way, we couldn’t have done this without Mary.”
Fergus nodded slowly. “I know.”
Warren called to his team in the dungeon cell and soon had them flying up the stairs, with Warren in the lead. Fergus headed back down the hall and went into the cell that held his men.
Harley came up to him immediately. He was limping with a severe gash on his leg. He had long thick auburn hair and his blue eyes were pinched from pain. His face was bruised as well. “We thought you were dead. But Warren filled us in. Did Sydon really use a skewer during the battle?”
“He did. We can go over the details later, but right now, I want to know what happened in here.”
Harley gave a quick report, which confirmed what Warren had told him.
Fergus planted his hand on Harley’s shoulder. “You’re all alive and that’s what matters.”
Harley’s eyes filled with tears. “Fergus, we lost men tonight and our youngest female wolf. Sydon and his men … vicious … without souls. We didn’t have any weapons. We couldn’t do anything.” He shaded his eyes with his hand.
“I know you, Harley. You did what you could. This is on Sydon, no one else. But I need you to focus right now. We’ve got to secure the compound.”
Harley nodded and worked to compose himself. He stared at the stone floor for a long moment and took several deep breaths, releasing each one with a hoarse wolf sound. When he’d come back to himself, he said, “Tell me what you need me to do.”
Fergus took a moment to adjust as well. He wasn’t used to feeling so separated from the pack. Because Sydon had begun the bonding process, Fergus felt the distance between himself and the men in the cell like a chasm difficult to cross. But it was just one more reason to make sure the dominance battle happened as soon as possible.
As he glanced around at the wolves, he knew one thing for certain. They might not be bonded right now, but these men would follow his lead. He updated them on the departure of Sydon’s wolves and that he’d wounded Sydon to make sure the bastard didn’t do any more harm tonight.
A cheer went up that made Fergus smile. This was a beginning.
But there was work to be done to make sure all the Gordion wolves were safe. He instructed his team to make a room-by-room search of each level. “And let our people know that Sydon has been contained and that I’m calling for another dominance battle for tomorrow night.”
