Exploding

Exploding

AIDEN

"Didn't you say there were no other males available? Tell me, Quentin, what kind of magic made these two well-built mutts appear in your village?" Alexei Crud hissed when measuring me and Henry from head to toe. He was the son of the Crud clan leader and the one everyone described as a sick psychopath. His suspicions were reasonable. And if it was solely up to me, I would snap the dickhead's neck straight away without any further charade. But there were others, vulnerable people, who needed our protection.

Theo and Julianna started with the evacuation of the weakest villagers. One by one they were sneaking them to the safe house. I offered asylum in my pack, but lone wolves were too proud to turn to the traditional hierarchy again. They didn't like such commitments. More importantly, they refused to abandon their missing children and men who were obliged to stay in mines throughout the week. The workers were allowed to return to the village only occasionally, usually w