POV: Callum Brennan, then Isla ReidLocation: Isla's ShelterTime: After Declan's DepartureCALLUMThe crew gathers in Isla's main room. Eleven of us total. Me, Isla, Tom, Marcus and his two fighters, Valentina, Kieran the information broker, Sarah the medic, and two others.Against Cormac's three hundred wolves. Against vampire allies. Against pack authority backed by Parliament.The smart play is obvious. I submit. Face judgment. Probably die. Everyone else survives.But I'm not playing smart anymore. I'm playing survival."We need to talk about Cormac's demand," Isla begins. "Twenty-four hours to submit or he escalates. What do we do?""We submit." This from Kieran. "Callum presents himself for judgment. Takes responsibility. Saves everyone else.""That's not submission," I say. "That's execution. Cormac kills me and then comes after all of you anyway. I'm not naive enough to think my death satisfies him.""So we run?" Tom suggests. "Leave the Rookeries. Go somewhere Cormac can't re
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