MATED TO MY BULLIES
Karl and Elena supported me between them, following Zara and Victoria through the smoking ruins of my compound.
Bodies lay everywhere. Most wearing my colors. The battle had been a massacre.
We reached the barracks, a squat stone building that had somehow survived the assault. Inside, wolves huddled in corners, wounded and terrified. They scattered when they saw Zara, her enhanced presence setting off every survival instinct.
Victoria cleared a room in the back. Someone brought medical supplies. Dr. Morrison tried to examine me but I waved him off.
"Talk," I said to Zara. "Now."