y. Past battles, the fight against Hunters and the scars visible on the members of the pack left an imprint. Every noise, every gesture seemed to res

owever, betrayed a worry that he refused to admit. A worry he had never experienced before. Since the appearance of the Hunters, he had never

pproached quietly, as always, true to her nature. She wasn't one to make a loud e

his face slightly annoyed. He knew why she was there. He kne

ge our approach, aren't you? » he replied, his

ce, Kaden . We've seen what Hunters are capable of. Their strategy is much more precise and effe

mily, was on the razor's edge. Yet he still wasn't ready to accept the idea that they couldn't cope alone. "We've survived all this time without those alliances you speak of, El

ange right away. But the situation could not wait forever. The war that was coming was not that o

f you continue to insist on this path, we risk losing mo

o these other packs, these strangers who have ignored us for years? That I ask them

stances demanded it. But she wasn't going to let him be swallowed up by this arrogance. "I'm not talking about folding

attention. Darian approached them, his eyes dark but clear. He had listened in s

time with pointless arguments. "We lost too many wolves in the last attack. They are more org

o have decided to betray me, Darian ?

's an awareness. » He took a step forward, now closer to Kaden . "We've all s

struggled to mask. He hated the idea of being vulnerable, of admitting that he needed someone's hel

o fight for us, without a second thought? » he asked, his tone less acerbic, but still full of

ey will have every interest in supporting us. He let those words hang in the air, then added, "And if we d

gain, to continue fighting his war his way, but another, more rational part, knew there was no other choice. If the pack

ss that he couldn't help but project. "But know this: I will not do thi

y knew that there was still much to do, that the path would be strewn with pitfalls and doubts. But for the fi