“Why do you say we would be alerted by the smell, rather than the sound?” Sally asked.
Peri smiled. “I think you humans call them silent but deadly.”
“That’s just gross. Could you please tell us something useful?” Jacque snapped, apparently not enjoying the banter.
“What would you like to know?” Peri asked her.
Jacque’s jaw tensed as she tried to maintain her composure. Her mind just kept jumping back to the vision of her mate lunging at Costin, claws and fangs extended, eyes glowing, and frothy saliva dripping from his muzzle like a rabid beast.
“Apparently the altercation was started because of a comment from Vasile,” Peri told them.
Alina let out a huff, “I told him to stay out of it. Tell me it was at least subtle.”
Peri grinned in delight. “Oh you should know better, Alina. You
