Rise of the Switched Alpha Queen
I make my way down the massive stone steps toward the lower parking plaza, intending to walk the two miles down to Mercer’s Corner Market to pick up Sterling's tobacco before taking the public transport truck back to Hawkridge Row.
I don't make it past the courtyard fountain.
Four tall, broad-shouldered male wolves in tactical enforcer jackets step out from the shadows of the stone arches, blocking the gravel path completely. Their eyes glow a harsh, predatory yellow in the twilight, their low, rumbling beta aura pressing into the cold air like a heavy weight.
Ford Gilbert steps out from the center of the group, his leather jacket open to reveal the silver crest of the Gilbert Pack Household