cen

but the disease I am fighting now is about as insurmountable as one can imagine. Over the last month, I have slept twenty hours at

rot in Hell. I grunt and get up from my seat to unlock the door. It's not su

rother from another mother" they would probably mention us. We didn't grow up together, in fact, the opposite- as kids, we hated each other, but after I had to accept the title, I chose him as my Beta. My parents used to say that it's better to keep an enemy closer than a friend, so I did ju

des to leave anytime soon. Aros has a habit of leaving doors op

e a lot of things that need to stay confidential, and this is one of them. If the information got out, I would know who leaked it, but

sure that no third party finds them out, he always searches my office before discussing anything. Since I haven't slept much and spent my time locked up

cross from my office desk,

real; I am careful- no other person can hear what I have to say."

and lean a little closer to him. "I'

uld be our downfall, just as it could be the long-awaited victory. Vince, this is a big deal, s

ation helped us in any way. If he told me more about their plans, I might feel interested. All I can do now is fall back in my chair and grunt in annoyance. All this crap

stare at him and wait for him to be ready to explain himself. Fortunately, he notices the look on my face and pulls himself back together. "I have some strings to pull, and a little birdie told me it's not another ceremony they have held in the past. This year they involve children. Pretty damn low move, if you ask me. They call us animals, but we don't force our kids to fight our battles. Anyway, they are going to mark the Red tonight. The idiots are actually giving us the identity of that pig. So if we ev

thrown to us like a bone in times of hunger. Still, I want to know more. I rise from my seat and walk around the desk to sit on it, right in front of Aros. He's pretty paranoid; if we sit closer, he might tell me more. Besides, it's the easiest way to keep him from leaving my office, like he always does when he's bugging me with the news. I don't have another five hours to wait for him to be ready for another conversation. I need answers, and I need them

at day it is?" Aros

what year it is now, let al

nd

"And, what? Don't play another trick on me; I don't have time for that kind o

Vince,

comes t

rituals, y

ieve I forgot the moon rituals. Just a few months ago, I couldn'

t you see what

nt about the most important thing I managed to forget. No wonder he called me a moron. "No, I don't. I don't sleep, I don't have time to enjoy pr

bother me. Aros is the true definition of a drama queen anyway. "The Alliance knows about our ritual. We could witness a bloodbath tonight. They will attack, and that bastard Red will lead their forces. One of our neighbouring Alpha

for the moment they attack. The Alliance may think we are not e