Marcel:
The shift from calm to urgency was immediate.
One moment the room still carried the warmth of whiskey and something dangerously close to a kiss, and the next the tension of the pack settled over me like armor snapping into place.
I grabbed my jacket from the back of the chair as the delta waited in the doorway.
“How many?” I asked.
“Three patrols reported movement near the eastern ridge,” he replied. “Their not even trying to hide their scents, or they are new to what they are doing, scouting the area.”
My jaw tightened. “Alert the Alpha.”
“Yes, Beta.”
He disappeared down the corridor, and I couldn’t help the frown that formed on my face as I saw through the forming danger that was coming, knowing well that it meant nothing more than a problem.
I moved quickly toward the d
