"Do I?" Sera replied, her tone turning mild enough to sting if you knew what to look for. It wasn't a challenge; she didn't really do that. But the other woman had definitely gotten her attention.
And that wasn't necessarily a good thing.
The woman's teeth flashed. "You must be so brave, traveling with so many men. It's… unusual."
She let her eyes slip past Sera to rake in the tall bodies and easy weapons behind her. She wasn't even trying to hide the envy in her eyes; it was like she didn't think she needed to lie.
She might have thought that she had the upper hand, and that the six men on her side could take on the four on Sera's, but it was clear to both Sera and her creature that the other woman wanted to add their men to her horde.
Sera's eyes turned cold for a moment as Elias's jaw went a shade tighter. Lachlan's grin showed off his canines that seemed to be growing.
Alexei didn't blink at all.
