Pin-Drop Silence

If anything happened tonight, it could fracture their already tentative alliance. 

And with a formal peace treaty about to take place in a couple of months, it could ruin everything.

Taking a chance, she peered around the tree. She could see the faint outline of eight vampires moving to the edge of the trees. 

Thanks to being a daywalker, she had the unique ability to read heat signatures of her own kind. Unfortunately, it didn't extend to other beings.

"Eight of them. At least. Six males. Two females. There will be more waiting deeper in the forest, though." She knew her tribe well enough and since Knox's second-in-command had seen fifteen on their video feed, she had no doubt there were more in hiding.

"You're sure?" Knox murmured.