Third Person's POV
It all hinged on whether Tad could stall at the negotiation site. If he adopted an ambiguous stance to buy time, he could keep Victor at the table. That would delay Victor's return until the day after tomorrow, giving the rescue mission a more lenient timeframe.
Caldwell had devised the rescue plan: one person would wait outside while three others stormed the fortress.
Tommy was assigned to the support role, with the operation set for 6 p.m. tonight—the guard shift change.
Though the three were formidable werewolves, infiltrating the heavily guarded fortress and rescuing someone from the underground prison was daunting.
However, Lance and Klein had previously scouted the area several times by night.
While they hadn't reached the prison, they had familiarized themse
