Chapter76. The Trek3

It was the side of the mountain I hadn’t seen and foreshadowed the next part of the trek quite well, with spikes of mountain and rock threatening to stab me if I dared step out of line. Literally. I backed up against the ledge, the snow swirling around me a little softer as I edged, inch by inch, step by step, sideways along the ledge until I reached Derik. Kai and Brax came across next, Kai being smug and taking the ledge in two steps. “Tabby won’t let me die up here,” he said confidently, and I laughed, but I was pretty sure it was true. She had a definite favorite. “And what makes you the favorite?” “She likes my spirit,” he mimicked, and I laughed harder. My laughter stopped short when there was a flash of red in the snow. A figure in all black besides a red velvet cloak appeared in front of me. I gasped and shrunk back as Silas grinned, his fangs low as his eyes assessed me. My alphas growled, the sound shaking the side of the mountain. “Cashing in your favor already? Because me n