CHAPTER 73 AN ARMY OF ZEALOTS

Minerva’s Pov A couple of days later, we were able to convince a couple of werewolves to join our charade, convincing them of the stakes of the imminent danger looming ahead. Someone among them who had a hard time believing us showed proof of our adventures that we could afford to share with the public. The others, however, joined us without extra convincing. We had chosen a portion in the woods that was close to the outskirts of town, surrounding it heavily with armed men. While that part of the woods was the least likely place where witches and wolf hunters would rarely think of approaching, we still didn’t leave anything to chance. After clearing a large portion of land, we built some form of barracks there for the small army we were building. Dominic had made sure Wilson supervised the job behind his father’s back, and Wilson knew better than to inform his father of the ongoing project. On one of the days, I arrived at Maple Dome and drove straight to the barracks to see