DARIUS “Alpha, are you sure this plan will actually draw them out?” I narrowed my eyes through the binoculars, watching the Bloodfang Pack scramble around like headless chickens. It was a complete disarray on their end. The moment Rowan left the Ashen Pack, I’d made my move—arrived, stayed just long enough to make a mark, and then continued my journey straight here. We were still about a mile away, but watching them panic from this distance was almost… comical. Technically, we were right around the corner. That wasn’t the point though. The real point, the fun part—was that they were acting like the enemy was breathing down their necks. Which, to be fair, I kind of was. They looked like rats waiting for a signal. My signal. To die, of course. What else could they possibly be waiting fo

