Chapter 12 Cracking Alliances

• With their senses sharpened for any warning, Esker, Olivia, and Jaden walked quickly into the thick woodland. The area of the renegade wolves was a maze of covert routes and traps intended to discourage trespassers. Esker couldn't get rid of the uneasy sensation that they were being observed as they negotiated the perilous route.
• "We're getting close," Esker said, peeping through the foliage. Keep watchful.
• With her ethereal beauty standing in stark contrast to the sombre resolve in her eyes, Olivia nodded. Hope they're open to listening, I say.