Surrounded

~ Rhys ~

Rhys swiftly followed Oclan through the opulent walls of the Gilded Fur Lodge. He wasn’t amazed by the furniture, the pleasant smells and the crystal chandeliers like some of the other rogues. Though he saw a few grumbling about it and the fire in their eyes burning brighter than before.

Once they made it to the breakfast bar, Zayyan marched over to Rhys. There were others in the room, but it looked as though they were the same rogues that seemed to always accompany Zayyan and Amira.

“Any updates?” Rhys asked quietly, glancing at the other werewolves. Unlike Oclan, they did not shift on their feet or seem nervous. Zayyan probably already briefed them.

“As you predicted, Alpha Evander retaliated quickly. The Alpha and his pack travelled overnight and have probably surrounded the place by now.”

“Why weren’t we alerted during the night?” Rhys asked, flinching slightly as he realised he didn’t command such orders and only presumed from his years as king that this would have been