In the days that followed, Iselda and Fidella would stay awake longer to exercise and make their bodies stronger. Fidella had taught her friend every one of the defence and attack combinations that the warriors had taught her, and they were becoming better at anticipating each other’s moves by reading their body language. The plan for freedom had been refined and all the pack were confident that it would be a success. The only issues that they still hadn’t resolved was how to remove the silver bangles off the she-wolves because only Magnus and Antonia had a key and what to do with the wolves they didn’t trust and hadn’t accepted into the pack yet, specifically the matriarch. They had made some positive relationships and connections with the house slaves. Nobody had criticised their masters

