Unknown’s POV
We followed the car based on the description from our mole. He told us he’d seen the girl—our target—leaving the pride territory, accompanied by the soon-to-be Third-in-Command, who had a reputation for being vicious. We thought we were being cautious enough. I kept the headlights dimmed. Thankfully, lion vision made it easy to see even in low light.
Roughly five miles from the territory, just entering No Man’s Land, the car in front came to a halt.
I slammed the brakes gently, trying not to look suspicious. “Keith, Stanz, check what’s going on. We can’t afford to lose her,” I ordered.
They hesitated, so I snapped, “Not next week. Now!”
“Okay, okay, Levi. Geez, relax! You're so bossy,” Keith—the fourth among us—muttered, raising his hands in surrender.
They carefully ex
