d to stand on her feet perfectly. Everyone p

lty, and your title. I'm done." Her eyes are cold and unfeeling. "All of you can dive headfirst into hell. I'm leaving this shithole of yours, and you can keep

ora walk away. He seemed to have difficulty breathing; his eyes were

ok his head at them, and they reluctantly stood down, watching as A

ade them flinch and look around in confusion. Auro

-

Later – Moo

hoice," the brunette said, pacing back a

g that we go to those..." The leader of the Pack Council

nd the others a leveled look befor

zzy, and it's not helping the damn case," a man sitting in the far-left cor

asses. The Night Pack is willing to form alliances with any pack that will

se mayhem and have an evil abomination for a leader. How 'peaceful' it would be to join t

d, his Beta, Alec Hill, at his side. The chaos in the room abr

idence and authority, but his face betrayed no emotion. His calculating eyes swept the room as

than once will be addressed right now," Ale

easiest and surest way out is t

ed in this? You're just the pack

allen warriors when we decide to attack the N

ook like we're submitting to these people. We are the Moonlight Pack; we don't su

ley is empty too," Hilda, the assistant pack doctor, chimed in. Gary gla

Gary was

sly. They're better organized than regular werewolves. They're brutes, have strong leaders, and a powerful witch backing them. We could att

for their Alpha to speak. It w

culative ones. Alec, inform the Night Pack we'll be entering their territory," Maverick said calmly. Alec

ly man with messy curly h

We leave for the

, Al

**

e Night Pack's border by midnight the next day. Warriors from the Night Pack were already waiting for them, as though they had anticipated th

nd his people," a man dressed entire

onded. Gary and Dan grumbled, clearly displease

d. He glanced at the Pack Council members and press

ack's council was widely detested, bo

, which seemed reckless until one remembered the rumors about the witch's magic barriers. It w

feat alone? No one knew, but everyone und

es before stopping in front of a door. He pushed it open and stepped aside, gesturing for them t

e have a seat," Hilton said curtly befo

is why I'm against this. Highly disrespectful. The leader of the pack

ration on the otherwise plain walls-a portrait of a wand po

Sadie commented, ign

filled with members of the Night Pack, their expressions alert and confident. At the e

ng to the man whose brown eyes turned icy cold as

ing his seat at the head of the room. Maverick

f the Night Pack's members sl

aston said coolly. "How amusing that your Pack Co

bristled but

eet us," Alec countered icily. Sadie glanced nervously between him and Easton. Hilda's gaze remai

y wouldn't I be ready to see y

m but authoritative. "Let's sign whatever agreement is necessary and le

so tightly it seemed

ure breaking. "You dare act like an upr

tepping forward. In an instant, he and Easton were at each other's thr

a fever pitch, and everyone

ruptly, and a fami

you two at each

g at the sound of her voice. Slowly, Maverick turn

e sh

a Amy

d boots accentuated the image of someone who had fully embraced her identity, and

nged, yet everything abou

as still as deep as ever. The betrayal

et his, and in that mome