Devon’s POV I played the recording for the High Council the following day, and some of them looked concerned, and one looked bored, as if the threat did not faze him at all. “So, why do you have us together for this emergency meeting?” the bored one named Gwaine asked Piper. “This is merely a threat, not an action.” “I asked for this meeting with the council to get approval to assemble all the armies, to get everyone prepared for when Iskander attacks all of us,” I explained to him. “With the Russian mafia, they are not to be trifled with. Iskander means business.” Gwaine laughed at my comment and took a drink from his wine. Andromeda scolded Gwaine, telling him that failing to take this threat seriously could cause all of them to be killed. She turned her attention toward me. “I am so

