DARIUS
“We have to respond,” Marcus said, sounding more urgent. "Martinez is going to give us a count of sixty.
Every fiber of my being as an Alpha urged me to defend our turf, defend our pack. But I had learned enough to recognize when fighting can make things worse.
“I’m going out there,” I said. "Alone. To negotiate."
"Darius, no—" Rhea started.
“They want a gesture of cooperation. I'll give them one. But I’m not handing over our entire pack to federal just custody without conditions.”
Karian handed me an earpiece. "Stay connected. You have a few people around you,” we pull you right back out.
I exited through the front door, hands in view, walking slowly. The crowd massed on the other side of the fence erupted in shouts. Some fearful, some hateful. Behind a barrier of armed fede
