"She means that. She will." One of mine said. Which made them all stop laughing. The tone in his voice had a seriousness that cut through the room like a blade. The warriors exchanged glances, their chuckles fading quickly into a silence filled with unease. The way he said it, with no hesitation, no doubt, made it clear that there was no exaggeration in what I had just told them.

"Are you in the Alpha room? We will make sure that you're protected." The warrior said, his voice low and ...