“Choose your next words carefully.”
His voice was low. Dangerous. Ravenna did not flinch.
“I am not threatening her. I am warning you.”
Talon’s eyes remained fixed on her. Ravenna stood her ground.
“Thorne knows what it means when the Silver Wolf carries the next generation. He knows your power has weakened. He knows the curse will begin fading after the pup is safely born.”
Diana’s face became pale.
“So he has to kill me before I give birth.”
“Yes.”
Ravenna’s answer came without hesitation.
“That is why the attacks have increased. That is why he has not shown himself openly. He is waiting. Studying. Testing. Trying to determine exactly how weak you have become.”
Talon looked toward the window. Suddenly, every recent attack made more sense. The repeated formations. The similar nu
