The Alpha's Prickly Porcupine
My grip on my dagger is so tight my palm begins to bleed, the copper scent of it mixing with the cold mist.
Daryl shifts his weight, his daggers humming, the light reflecting off the steel and into his eyes. His gaze flickers to the space between two of the assassins, a tiny, almost invisible gap in their formation. It’s a gamble, a suicidal, impossible opening, but it’s the only one we have. The world seems to slow down, the mist freezing in mid-air, the seconds stretching until they are translucent.