────── ☽ ⋅ D A W N ⋅ ☾────── The air was thick with the smell of fresh blood as we pulled up to Alpha Devan's lands. It looked like a fortress from an old war movie. As we got out of our cars, Dark gave River a look. Without a word, River moved closer to me. I knew what this meant - more big, tough guy nonsense. I glared at River, and he just grinned, showing all his teeth. "You know how it goes. Gotta do what the big boss says." I rolled my eyes and picked up my pace to catch up with Dark. "Yeah, sure. I know how this s**t goes," I grumbled under my breath. To be frank, I badly wanted some space between River and me. I didn't need a bodyguard, and I was ready to make that clear if Dark didn't wise up soon. A bunch of men were waiting to greet us. They bowed their heads to Dark as he w

