RHEA
I looked at the message on my screen, my stomach dropping.
They were threatening Rowan. Directly. Explicitly. Letting me know where he was, announcing they were had surveillance on us.
My initial reaction was sheer panic. The mama-fear where you want to snatch your child and run until you can’t run any farther.
But years of surviving had taught my body to think through terror.
I showed Darius the message. His expression turned utterly murderous, eyes flashing wolf-gold. The Alpha in him is surging to the forefront, menacing and protective.
"We're moving Rowan. Right now. Somewhere they can't find him."
"Where?" I demanded. "They heard about the Vipers' compound. Clearly they are watching us. Wherever we take him, they will follow.”
Darius was already texting. “I have a bolt ho
