“Thank you for announcing us,” I told them and then fixed my gaze at the hill coming from the packhouse. This told them two things, I was not up for chit-chat, and I knew that someone of a higher rank was indeed heading my way. I am trying to remain calm, but I can tell that Peyton is stressing out, and it is getting me upset quickly. I hate that we need to deal with this, but we were all here together, and this did need to be done. She has dealt with too much because of Jasper, and he was going to be given a warning at this time. I heard a vehicle coming well before I saw it top the hill and everyone turns to watch it heading towards us. It was moving slowly like they are unconcerned that their time is almost up, or they were trying to make me madder at having to wait. I see the vehi
