They didn’t move when, as planned, Chen entered the room at their backs and Hook and his men entered from the kitchen, surrounding the women and the vampires and wolf in a circle around the room. Then again, they saw Chen and he knew they smelled the others.

“Precautions,” one of the other vampires said, the one he knew to be Gregor. “I understand, Abel, but I do hope we can establish trust quickly as much needed to get done this morning prior to our meeting and I haven’t had my morning coffee.”

As if Gregor didn’t speak, the vampire he knew to be Lucien stated, “You feel it.”

Abel looked to the tall, bulky, black-haired vampire and saw Lucien’s black eyes sharp on him.

He didn’t know how, but he got what the guy was saying.

They weren’t edgy because of him.

They were edgy because they knew.

It was a dark day.

“I feel it,” he confirmed.

“Fuck,” the wolf called Callum growled.

Abel looked to him and saw the large, dark-haired man’s light blue eyes were turning tawny.

And there it was. Another part to his wolf. But where Abel had two-colored eyes, one going brown when he felt extreme depth of emotion, this wolf had the same colored eyes and they both went tawny.

“We’re fine,” Gregor put in, his gaze to Lucien and Callum. Then he turned to Abel. “As much as I wish to discuss other things, as a priority, you need to be aware that it’s come to our attention that our enemy has returned. They’re outside the city limits, likely in an effort at keeping you, as well as ourselves, unaware they’ve returned.”

This was not good.

“We have human scouts all over, however, so this intelligence has been reported to us. And I can assure you we have one who is currently watching them for signs of approach,” Gregor went on.

“They’re approaching,” Abel told him.

Gregor shook his head. “Our scout is checking in every ten minutes. They’re miles out.” He drew in breath and finished cautiously, “You should also know we have a legion of wolves fifty miles to the north and a regiment of vampires fifty miles to the south. They’re also aware that the enemy has returned, but their presence is still secret. They’re set to advance at our call, which we will give them at any sign the enemy is on the move.”

Abel was not a big fan of knowing Serpentine Bay was surrounded by supernaturals, but in that moment, he chose not to dwell.

He looked to Lucien and Callum. “You know this?”

“Yes,” Lucien answered.

Callum only nodded.

“That make you feel any better?’ Abel asked.

“No,” Lucien answered.

Callum again growled.

“It’s fine,” Gregor stated impatiently. “And we have much to discuss. We should—”

Abel cut him off by looking to Xun and saying, “Be alert.”