ALEXANDER
His laughter echoed through the clearing long after he stopped speaking.
Mocking... Satisfied.
Like he genuinely believed they had already won.
Honestly, under different circumstances, maybe another man would have hesitated standing where I was right now.
Alone.
Surrounded by hostile wolves inside enemy territory... on a full moon.
But fear wasn’t what I felt.
Not even close.
Darren slowly spread his arms slightly as he looked around the clearing.
“I’ve heard about you,” he said. “Alexander Blackwell.”
His tone carried amusement now.
“Funny that we’ve never officially met before.”
I said nothing.
My eyes remained on him.
Darren tilted his head faintly before continuing.
“But even you should be smart enough to recognize when you’re outnumbered.”
That finally made
