Rylan's Next Move
Ari's POV
I felt it then--the shift. Warriors exchanged glances. Some nodded eagerly. Others looked uneasy.
The ones who would die were they.
I muttered a spell over my breath, and a shimmer went flashing off. Only to the extent of exposing myself, enough to broaden my vision. The illusion moved forward and was floating near the group like a thin veil.
Rylan's voice dropped. There are... quieters amongst us. False hope that clings to them still.
A warrior swallowed. "You mean Alpha Lucius."
The smile of Rylan did not go to his eyes. I mean, anybody who will stand in the path of the survival of the pack.
Cold ran down my spine.
When the meeting broke, Rylan pointed to a lesser company--a half-dozen warriors, all of them strong, all of them loyal to him. He made th
