He Rubbed Her Arms

"I get royal treatment?"

He chuckled. "Here I thought you were newly turned, and instead you were a royal."

"Yeah, well, sometimes it's a good idea to play down our heritage."

They climbed into the Humvee and, with as much fanfare as royalty would get on short notice, several of Alpha Axel Ash's people stopped working to wave at them.

"When the cat's away, the mice will play," Cassie remarked, and smiled, getting comfortable in the seat. She definitely hadn't had enough sleep. She glanced at the cloud-filled sky. 

She couldn't see it, but she knew the waxing crescent moon was headed on its way into the night sky. "Do you think Irving and Tynan are equally guilty in the crimes they've committed?"

"Yes. Even though Tynan's the follower, he's participated just as much as Irving has."

"I've, well, I've never witnessed a wolf fight to the death like that."