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One of the guards called out. “Warren and his team are on the way.”
“Thanks,” Fergus responded.
Mary swallowed hard. What do you think is going on out there? Is it a rogue sniper, pissed off and shooting at us, or what?
Worse. I think it’s Sydon’s illegal pack. The initial attack was designed to lead off a portion of the protection squad. They were gunning for me.
A few seconds later, the air was filled with Warren and his men flying above the forest. One thing about wolves, as alter predators, they could see extremely well in the dark.
It wasn’t long before two single shots hit the air followed by a yelp. Two more, shots, then nothing.
Mary stayed where she was, but the reality of what had probably just happened sunk in hard. A rogue sniper wolf, possibly two, had just been killed.
She couldn’t regret it because this was a war against Sydon now. The loyalty of his rogue pack had grown increasingly clear. They would do whatever their alpha wanted.
Reality struck hard. She’d been comfortable in Revel with no pack wars and dominance battles to worry about. Revel had other issues, of course, as each of the Territories did. But the level of conflict in Savage always hit Mary square on the chin.
She rested her forehead on the pavers and huffed a sigh that carried a slight wolf grunt. She couldn’t deny what was happening to her, that she was definitely taking on wolf characteristics, but this wasn’t the life she’d planned for herself.
She’d hoped one day, even as a mere alter fae, that a Revel man would find her, they’d date, fall in love and live quiet lives together. She’d treat parakeets and horribly obese lap cats. Together, they’d binge-watch TV, maybe develop a taste for specialty beers.
Instead, she was face down on a stone walkway in front of an alpha’s compound, waiting for an all-clear to avoid getting her head shot off.
She heard Warren’s voice. “We’re good. My men cleared the forest.”
When she felt Fergus lean back and rise to his feet, she joined him. He and Warren were immediately laying out plans to set-up blinds in the forest to watch for Sydon’s followers.
“The real problem,” Warren said, arms folded over his massiv
e chest, “is that the snipers weren’t after me or my men. This was about you and the Gordion Pack.”
“I know.”
Mary wondered just how smart she was being in sticking around Savage. Yet, the thought of returning to her very safe life grated in a way it never had before.
Was this what her sister had felt? Why Alicia had spent half her time in Savage? She’d dated several wolves, each one a little more dangerous than the next. She’d talked about the sex being amazing with a creature that could sprout fur.
Mary definitely agreed with the last bit. As she looked up at Fergus, a mating warmth flowed over every inch of her skin. He glanced at her, then took her hand in his and squeezed. He was feeling it, too.
She understood something in that moment; she couldn’t go back. She couldn’t return to her old way of life. But it also didn’t mean that she had to stay with Fergus long-term. His pack was his priority and it seemed unlikely she could ever truly fit in.
Also, on some level she questioned if any of the wolves in Savage would actually live out the same long-life that other species could. Savage had the lowest overall population because of the frequent pack wars that sometimes involved every pack in the territory.
A woman’s voice whispered in her ear. How’s it going?
Mary gasped softly as Sharon appeared off to her left, away from Fergus and Warren.
Fergus was still speaking with his fellow pack alpha and didn’t seem to notice Mary’s gasp. What are you doing here?
Oh, just hangin’ around. You did good earlier.
Thanks. I think. You could see all that?
I could.
Mary glanced at Fergus, then back to Sharon, And he can’t see you, right? He doesn’t know you’re here? For a ghost, the woman’s expression grew solemn as she stared at her husband.
He wouldn’t want to know. I didn’t leave him on the best of terms.
