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Preparation

Author: Juno Sparks
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-28 08:13:46
POV: Callum Brennan

Location: The Rookeries

Time: Twelve Hours Before

We've got twelve hours. Maybe less. Cormac's coming and we need to be ready.

I gather the crew in the street outside Isla's shelter. Nine fighters plus Isla. Against twenty pack wolves plus Cormac himself.

"Terrain is our advantage," I tell them. "We know these streets. Cormac's wolves don't. We use that. Set up ambush points. Create choke points. Force them to fight where we want, not where they want."

Marcus nods. "There are
Juno Sparks

Author's Note: Preparation under pressure. Twelve hours becomes six becomes two. They fortify positions, set ambushes, gather improvised weapons. Tom's fae illusions, Sibyl's visions, Valentina's intelligence. Everyone's wounded and terrified but committed. The advance guard hits the ambush. Two dead, one wounded, one captured. First blood to the crew. But that's just the beginning. The howls are getting closer. Nineteen wolves plus Cormac plus vampire observer. Twenty against nine. Impossible odds. The battle begins now. If you enjoyed this story LIKE it and add to your library. Also VOTE for it so it will be shared with more readers. — J

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