After the girl stumbled into Liam’s arms, the rogues began to melt back into the forest too quickly, too easily. Suspicion prickled at the back of Ethan’s mind, but they hadn’t breached the border, and the last thing he wanted was to waste more blood on an uncertain skirmish. Still, he wouldn’t risk carelessness.
“Hold your lines,” he ordered his men, then sent a few men beyond the border to make sure the rogues stayed as far away as possible.
He and Jason watched as Liam carried the unconscious rogue girl into the infirmary. Ethan then turned to Jason, his voice low and sharp. “Kill anything that moves. Ask questions later. If something important happens, report to me immediately.” And without waiting for a response, he turned toward the packhouse. The fight had suddenly ceased and the
