Sage's Point of View...
River's arms tightened around me, and I could feel his heart racing and Adallina rising to the surface.
Adallina, wait. We need to let Phoenix deal with her. Rose is looking for a reaction. Our spell will work. She can approach us but can't hurt us. I promised Raven I'd behave. I begged my wolf.
I didn't promise Raven, and I'd like to tear her limb from limb. Rose is not strong enough to fight us on her own. We can take her. Adallina fumed. Her rage within was palpable.
I know. Which means she's not acting on her own. Rafe warned us to stay together. If I attack her, it separates me from the group. I cautioned Adallina.
I could feel my wolf calm down as I connected my eyes with Raven. She was worried that I would attack Rose, too. I nodded my head to Phoenix di
