Three days passed since eight wolves walked away to join Smith's group. The pull from Nevada grew stronger every hour, like invisible hands tugging at Tamara's chest.
"Dawn. We go then," Kai announced to his chosen team. Marcus, Derek, Lilith, Jeremy, and Tamara. Six wolves total for what could be a suicide run. More would've been better, but trust was scarce these days.
"Sarah's got security covered while we are gone," Marcus offered.
Tamara bit back her objection. Something about Sarah felt wrong lately. But she had no proof, just instinct.
Ten hours of driving through hellish desert heat. Two cars moving through desert heat that grew worse with each mile. Kai drove one car with Tamara and Marcus. Derek drove the other with Lilith and Jeremy.
"That mirror's going to break if Derek k
