THE BEAR FAE COLLAPSED then disappeared, just like Marina had done. Only without the sucking wind, presumably because the node had already closed. Which left four fae loose amid over a hundred werewolves. They could slide into the gap Marina had left in the power structure. Could turn the battle above us ten times worse. Because the fighting hadn’t ended. I could hear it. Swords clanged above us. Screams of rage or pain or both erupted. Perhaps it was my imagination, but I could have sworn I could even smell the blood. Tank and I didn’t have to speak. We grabbed our weapons and we ran. The floral scent in the fae’s wake was much weaker than Marina’s had been. As if these new fae hadn’t possessed sufficient time to marshal their energy. Which was a good thing...except for the fact it ma

