Alyna knew when she was engaged in a fight, just to lose. This was one of those. The Ethesus shapeshifter turned into a lynx and charged at her again. She had fought with Nathan, the leader of Ethesus. Although they were on opposite sides and had totally different mentalities about their businesses and territories, she respected him as a fighter. But it weirded her out that that she had never before encountered this lynx—although he claimed he was at a high rank in Ethesus.
AShe didn’t know her guns couldn’t damage a shapeshifter. If that applied to all high-ranking fighters in Ethesus, they would be doomed. Not everyone would honor fair fights like Nathan.
But again, she didn’t really know Nathan. Ethesus wouldn’t be here without his command.
She scrambled back up after slipping on the
