The kitchen had grown quiet when I went back. Kates straightened from the wall. "What's going on?"
"The Alpha is here. He brought forty wolves with him."
Pippa paled. "They're going to kill me."
Emily looked at her sharply. "Don't be stupid. You'll be fine."
"She's right, Emily." My voice was strong. "They're going to kill her. They think she's a traitor."
She flushed. "They're not going to kill her. That's insane, Davy."
"Yes, they will. She chose to protect me against them. Kates, protect Pippa. She's one of ours. Brown, stay with Gregory."
She perked up. "I don't know where he is."
"He came back. We've got three minutes."
"Davy." Emily looked shaken.
"Wake up," Kates barked. "Nothing's the same anymore." She was serious, more serious than I'd ever seen her. "The numbers are unmatched. We're not going to keep a unified front. That means it's going to be every person for herself."
"I'll be fine."
Kates snorted and then turned to me. "Will you?"
She was asking a different question and I nodded. "I'm ready. I'll be fine."
The Immortal stirred inside of me.
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
We started to scatter, but Roane spoke in my head, "Davy, stop them."
"Wait!"
Everyone froze. Brown tripped.
"Davy?" Kates frowned. "What's going on?"
"Roane said to stop."
"Huh?" Brown looked around. "I can't hear him. Am I defective?"
Kates snorted. "No, girl. Oh my god. They have a mind thing. They can talk to each in their heads."
Emily scowled and Pippa gave me a dreamy smile.
"I was right!" Brown snapped her fingers in the air. "You heard me in the car, didn't you?"
"Tell them to shut up," Roane snapped.
I held up a hand and everyone quieted.
"Change of plans. Tracey and Wren are going to cover the south corner. Bastion and Gregory are on the west side. Gavin and I will take the north edge. I need you and your friends to watch the east side of the house. It's a cliff, Davy. Make sure no wolves can climb up from the rocks below."
"How are we supposed to stop them?"
"I don't know. Use your Immortal power. Figure it out. You'll be fine. There's a slayer with you."