They attacked six hours later. It made no difference that they were outnumbered and out vamped. Dmitri, with The Kodiak and Nikka by his side, stayed on the outer edge of the battle, not that they didn't have plenty of cats to kill. They knew Raykon would try to flank their force and come at them from the sides and behind. The female cats with their wolf pack mates stayed to the rear for the same reason.

Most of the surrounding jungle was cleared away. Dmitri could see ...