Bound to the Alpha She Was Raised to Hate
The room turned toward her, and she didn't flinch, didn't hesitate, standing there with the same steady certainty she showed since the day I first met her.
"You've already proven yourself capable in tight situations," Briar continued. "The well house, the trap, the attack on the archive. I trust my own instincts in unfamiliar territory, and I know how to move quietly when it matters."
"It's dangerous," Garrick said, there was pride mixed into his warning now, unmistakable even through the worry.
"Everything about the last two months has been dangerous," Briar said. "I'm not backing off now, not when we've actually got a real shot at ending this before it costs anyone else their life."