Waiting for Tegan’s potion to wake her up. Waiting for the other potions to finish brewing so I could give them out to everyone. Waiting for the next Unseelie attack. Waiting for Sweyn to make her next move. Waiting for Everest to finally reveal his allegiance and join our side.

So much waiting.

I was going to snap.

My legs bounced. I twirled my crystal ring around my finger over and over. Tenn was simultaneously playing fetch with all six dogs at the same time. It was adorable and impressive. They were having a blast. Well, five dogs. Olli had quit a few minutes ago and was stretched out at his feet. It was giving Tenn something to do. I didn’t know how he coped emotionally or mentally with Tegan being down. I wouldn’t have been able to stay sane. Then add his sister and father being down on top of it? Not to mention all the pressure on him as Coven Leader and being destined to kill Lilith . . . That was too much for one soul to bear.

I wanted to snap for him.

The sun was setting too. With every inch of darkness spreading across the pink sky, my anxiety spiked higher and higher. We were going to be called for another attack any minute. I knew it with every fiber of my being while not understanding the how of that at the same time. I balled my hands into fists and clenched my teeth, letting my breaths hiss through them. There was wrongness in the air. That was the only word I had for it. Wrong. I felt it crawling down my spine. I smelled it in the breeze. I heard the screams in my ears that weren’t even there.

“What just happened over there, Franks?”

I glanced up to him and found those mismatched eyes locked on me. “Why do you ask?”

“I can feel that. It shifted in you just now. You went from anxious to detonation.” He narrowed his eyes. “What are you feeling?”

“I don’t know. I feel wrongness? Like something is wrong somewhere. It sounds crazy, I know⁠—”

“No, it doesn’t.”

“I just feel there’s an attack somewhere. The call is coming soon. Don’t you feel it?”

“Not sure, at least not the way you do.” He nodded, then in my mind I heard him speak into our minds, “Everyone be battle ready and outside now.”

“We don’t know⁠—”

“You do, and we don’t doubt this shit here.” He pointed to my wrist and jumped to his feet. “And those runes just started glowing pink.”

Constance rushed out the front door and whistled. “Boys, c’mon. Get inside.” She looked up to us. “I’ll be here unless you need me to⁠—”

“Stay here.” Tenn stepped aside for the dogs to run by him. “Get the others out here.”