Chapter 27: Paper Rain
The lockdown turned the Blackwood territory into an island.
We were surrounded by a sea of trees and mountains but we were drowning.
The concrete barriers at the gate held firm. The patrols walked the perimeter with grim faces. But the real threat was not coming from the ground.
It came from the sky.
I stood in the courtyard of the Pack House two days after the incident in town. The sky was a bruised purple color as evening set in.
A low humming sound broke the silence.
It sounded like a swarm of bees.
"Drones!" a sentry shouted from the watchtower. "Incoming form the south!"
Wolves scattered. Mothers grabbed their pups and ran for the bunkers. Warriors shifted and snapped their jaws at the air.
"Hold fire!" Kael ordered. He strode into the center of the co
