Chapter 18 I BLINKED. THAT SHOULDN’T be possible. Ruth was alpha. The pack was hardwired to obey her. Assuming they agreed with the transfer of power from brother to sister, that is. Meanwhile, my cousin reached beneath his shirt. Under attack and he took the time to scratch his armpit? Of course not. The cloth billowed out, revealing the glint of a g*n. I lurched for my cousin’s arm. One minute ago, I’d been kissing his cheeks, but Ruth had strong-armed me sideways in the interim. Now he was out of reach. I needed to.... A flash of movement out of the corner of my eye materialized into Destiny. She was closer to the attackers than I was to Justice. She flung her body into the space where a bullet would fly.... And Luke shut the whole thing down before disaster could erupt. “Obey y