The Battle.

Gathered on the fringe of the woods were Mike and a number of males from his pack, including his Beta, Ashley, and bodyguard, Asher – both of

whom Gio recognized from their visit to his home. Not far from them was Carrick with several from his pack, including his bodyguard, Hales, and two of his enforcers, Ben and Matt. They all gave him a brief respectful nod before resuming scowling at Kevin and his followers. The wolf shifters – there were approximately sixty five – that had come to stand at Gio’s side and serve as back up were all grouped together near the security shack. They didn’t look so eager to be there. Gio guessed it was because they hadn’t expected him to be so outnumbered, placing them in a position where they would in fact have to provide back-up.

He stalked toward the closed gate with Duda and Chris flanking him, blanking his expression the way he had done as a child whenever his father