Page 44 of I Will Make You Mine
“I don’t think that will be a problem. We’ll all have more land to grow with us divvying up the territory,” Darla said, proving that she wasn’t just a silent partner.
Elijah looked at Deacon and gave him a warning look. Deacon nodded.
“You see, if you’re with us, Deacon, you’ll be a part of this new world. If not, you’ll be against us,” Laurent warned.
“What of the treaty?” Deacon asked.
“As of this moment, dissolved. A new treaty is being formed. Those who stand with us will have more land and peace from future attacks,” Selena said.
“Ahhh, as long as the treaty isn’t breached.”
“Exactly,” Akio stated. “No vampires coming into wolf territories was our number one rule. Josef violated that.”
“Fair enough. So, when is this attack planned?” Deacon asked.
“Well, that’s why we’re calling now. See, you are a part of this,” Selena said. “You’re closest to Josef.”
“I will not be leading the attack, if that’s what you’re suggesting,” Deacon stated.
“You will have to attack him from the east as Laurent attacks from the south. Akio and I will be coming at him through the southeast as we converge. Don’t worry, Deacon, it will be a coordinated attack. No one expects your meager pack of what, four hundred wolves, to take the brunt of it,” Laurent said, slipping in another insult at Deacon’s expense. I really hated that motherfucker.
“More like five-hundred and forty seven,” Deacon lied. We had six hundred and seven wolves now. Not that it equaled to theirs.
“That’s it? Really, Deacon, what do you have against growing your pack? I had eight hundred members when I first took over, now I have over a thousand,” Laurent taunted.
“Getting back to the matter of this attack,” Elijah said, disregarding Laurent’s comment. I loved that he did that. It would seem he didn’t like these Alphas taking jibes at his mate. He really was one of us. “You want Deacon and I to lead our pack into Josef’s territory, attacking his what? Businesses along the way to his home? This isn’t going to be quick. He has a lot of land to cover before we even get into his personal territory.”
“We will all be attacking, killing his wolves and any humans that stand in our way as we make our way to his stronghold. It’s not going to be any singular attack,” Selena stated.
“Yeah, but let’s be honest, some areas are more heavily populated than others,” Deacon pointed out. “For instance, Josef’s territory has two larger cities on the east side, which means I’ll be taking the brunt of the blows. Selena, I think you should join my pack in this east side attack.”
“If it will make you feel better—”
“It would,” Deacon interjected. I knew he was up to something by suggesting that, I just didn’t know what. “You could bring half your pack and the other half can still attack with Akio.”
“So be it. We do want this to be a success with the least amount of casualties on our side,” Akio said.
“Okay, now, all we need is the day and time,” Elijah pointed out.
“Well, we won’t be doing any nighttime attacking, that’s for sure. Those vampires need to be asleep when we make our move,” Laurent stated.
“That’s goes without saying,” Akio added.
“Early morning, when his wolves… most of them… will also be asleep,” Selena suggested.
“We also want to get them before they have a chance to get their bearings. Rumor has it, Josef mated on the full moon with Théoden’s son. I don’t even want to imagine what kind of freakish transition happened to him and his wolves by mating with that ghoulish hybrid,” Akio said.
“So, are we looking at tomorrow morning, say six a.m.?” Deacon asked.
“Works for me,” Laurent stated. “We all breach his territory at six a.m.”
“Do you think he’ll be expecting an attack? Should we wait?” Darla asked.
“If we wait, his pack has a chance to grow stronger. Right now, they are still trying to figure out what changes their bodies have gone through after the mating. We need to catch them with their pants down, so to speak,” Laurent said.
“Tomorrow morning, six a.m.?” Selena repeated as confirmation.
“Agreed, then. I will expect you to send your wolves my way in preparation, Selena,” Akio stated.
