Page 99 of Shifters Awakening

But someone was still the traitor…

Maybe someone still here.

Acheron wouldn’t have been able to slip past the warding on this amphitheater. Someone had helped orchestrate the kidnapping.

Flynn stopped beside me. “What are we going to do?”

“Torture a traitor,” I growled.

Marcus grinned. “About time we do this the right way.”

The dozen remaining alphas froze where they stood.

“Beg pardon?” Torbin rumbled. “I’m not sure I’m prepared to?—”

I held up my hands. “I don’t give a fuck what you want, Torbin. Acheron has our multimorph.”

“Still, that’s no reason to?—”

“I don’t give two shits anymore. If we do what we’ve always done, we’ll get what we’ve always gotten, and I’ll do whatever I must.”

For Emma.

“Hear, hear,” Marcus hurrahed.

Olivia’s eyes widened. “Logan…”

Jasper said nothing, and I couldn’t tell if he was for or against. He could go fuck himself either way.

“What else would you have us do?” I demanded. “Someone told Acheron about our previous meeting, and someone helped him set up the magical trap inside this warded space. Acheron never could have gotten inside, not with the magnolia down there. That’s what the last multimorph gifted to us with her dying breath.”

Every eye turned toward the tree as a branch broke off the main trunk and fell to the grassy stage beneath it.

“The end of an era,” Torbin sighed.

“And it’s time we built a new one,” Marcus said. “We have a multimorph to rescue.”

“I’m not sure she’s the prophecy,” the raven alpha cawed, interrupting what I intended to do.

Three large steps put me directly in front of her. “Get out.”

Her mouth fell open in silent shock, and her beady gaze took me in.

“Get out,” I repeated, “or die.”

She flapped her arms as though she didn’t believe a word I said. “You cannot?—”

“If you’re not for us, you’re against us, and until we can sort it out, you’re not welcome here. If you won’t go, I’ll end your life and spit on your grave.” I would give up everything to save Emma, even my future with her.

Jasper marched to her side, hooked his arm in hers and started dragging her toward the exit. “Ye heard him.”

I had to be certain they intended to help us save Emma. I didn’t have time to delve them all, and I couldn’t spare Torbin for a moment longer than it took tostart out after the scent trail that was already disappearing.

I turned to the others and pointed to the exit. “If you don’t understand why I have to draw the fucking line, then you don’t get to fucking be here.”

One by one, they filed out until only Marcus, Torbin, Jasper, Olivia, and Flynn remained.

I gestured to Flynn. “Delve him, Torbin. Your call.”

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