Alpha Maxwell gathered us for a final briefing, his voice grave in the pre-dawn darkness. "Our intel suggests approximately thirty guards, with an unknown number of magic practitioners inside. The primary objective is the extraction of Lucious Blackthorne. The secondary objective is the capture of any leadership for questioning. Avoid casualties where possible, but make no mistake, these people are enemies of all werewolves. They will not hesitate to kill you if given the chance."
My heart pounded in my chest as we moved through the forest, following a narrow game trail that wound up the mountainside. The facility was situated near the summit, carved into the very rock itself according to the satellite images Fin had studied on the flight.
Diamond stirred restlessly within me, her senses
