Chapter 174

The operatives began to appear along the perimeter at three a.m. pouring out from craft that landed just outside of the firing range of the Selene territory. Humans ready for combat, lethal, illegal mercenaries-wolves, Changelings, some humans baying for the blood of those inside the territory line.

They were primed with enough weapons, Noah had to effectively brace himself. Had they been relying on their physical strength alone, the war would've been over even before it began. It just so happened, Evan, Rhys were trained in a unit they relies on, a unit of sharpshooters. Salazar's contacts were ex-army, ex-snipers all assisted by new trainees primed in a position to take out Desmond's assassins, the latent power, before they even got into position.

The enemy learned quickly as their numbers decreased, that there was no way a sneak attack was going to work. All movement stilled for a fraction of second that felt too stretched. Wolves knew the place like the back of their hands, the o