“She’s poison.”
Kade steps forward from the edge of the pack, his massive form tense with hatred. His lip curls as he stares directly at me.
“That thing should never have been allowed to live.”
Silas immediately stiffens behind me.
Blaze shifts his weight slightly, ready to move if necessary.
Kade continues, his voice growing sharper.
“The last Stone slaughtered kings and left kingdoms in ruins. We should have ended this one the moment she stepped on our land.”
The clearing grows still.
Ace moves.
His claws slide from his fingertips with a quiet, lethal sound.
Long.
Sharp.
Deadly.
The rain runs down his face as his eyes lock onto Kade with cold, murderous focus.
“You should stop talking,” Ace says quietly.
Kade bares his teeth in response.
“She killed one of ours,” the beta
