"You can't just say no," the woman snapped. "This is a community."
"You mean your group," Sera said. "We aren't in it."
"You won't last long if you burn bridges," the woman said, voice sharp now. "The General has a long memory and he hates people who don't respect his rules."
Sera's mouth curved as she looked at the slightly taller woman. "So do I."
Lachlan didn't bother to hold back his laugher while Alexei's eyes stayed cold. Elias watched Zubair's hands and relaxed when they didn't move. Luci's ears flicked just slightly like he was proving that he was awake, even if he was bored out of his mind.
"You picked your two, not it is time to settle the score," the bat man said. "We don't want trouble."
"You don't want a lesson," Lachlan corrected him. "I'm pretty sure that you live one trouble."
