Cierra:
“I’m scenting at least thirteen, Ci.” Dominic’s voice filled my mind like yelling into a cathedral.
“We will be ready this time,” I replied, but the goddess knew I wasn’t sure. I tried so hard to hide the way my hands shook in Dom’s fur.
When he stopped, I saw men surrounding the perimeter, creating a wall between this pack and them.
.
“Why is she here?” My father’s voice came clearly, cutting through any confidence I had.
“Because she wants to be,” Dom replied.
“Because I can fight, because I am strong enough to face a rogue,” I added, watching my father scoff in my face as if I were lower than the dirt on his shoes.
We split off from the group. Dom and I took the southernmost side of the territory after giving the orders on where others should go.
The southern edge of t
