Mated to the Alpha of the Blackthorn Pack
High up on the eastern cliffs, fifty long, bloodcurdling howls suddenly erupted from the pines, echoing down into the canyon and causing the three legions across the river to lock their shields into a defensive tortoise wall instantly.
Corvin’s face drained of color.
"The banished are no longer outlaws, Magistrate," Eldrick growled low, stepping directly into Corvin's space until the gaunt politician had to tilt his head back to meet his glowing amber eyes. "They are the Blackthorn vanguard. Touch one of my people, and you will find out why Vespera’s four hundred years of authority burned to ash in a single night."
Silence settled over the frozen river, heavy, suffocating, and absolute.
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