A low growl of agreement rippled through the room.
“She is still vulnerable and human. She has not yet shifted,” I continued. “We can use this as our advantage. Once she becomes a true Alpha female, containment becomes more problematic.”
Problematic didn’t even begin to describe it. Rio was not a normal Alpha female. Even before her first full shift, the power in her blood was clear, coiled and waiting like a storm on the horizon. Alpha females like her didn’t just fight; they changed the battlefield. That made her an even bigger target, and she needed to disappear until this portal mess was over.
“We should storm the town now that the c***k allows us through,” one of the elders suggested. “If she’s hiding among the humans—”
“No,” I interrupted. “Not unless we absolutely have to. Rio i
