The council meetings were held in a building on the courtyard’s westside.  It was a building they only used for meetings, but could be used by anyone for that purpose.  Kiara’s parents were part of the council, along with Ty, Regina, Jay, Derek, Eleanor, and a few other seasoned members of the pack.  The curtains were drawn on nearly all the windows, except for one in which part of the curtain’s end had been torn off.  Kiara squatted at this window and peered inside.  “Who calls this meeting?” Ty’s voice brought silence to the room and Kiara shuttered at the chill it brought down her spine.  Ty could reject her a thousand times and she would still grovel at his fee

Ty found himself on the patio overlooking the lake, deep in thought.  Hand over the girl or your pack will be destroyed.  The words echoed in his mind.  There’s no way I would ever give her to him.  I would die first.  I need to find a way to protect her and the pack.  Ty felt a soft hand on his shoulder and his body began to relax.  He turned around to see Azura’s beautiful big eyes staring into his.  She knew he was  worried about something, she could sense his aura.  “What&

Azura had always been extremely good at sneaking around undetected.  She was able to make it over the wall without any of the guards noticing.  She didn’t know where Leus’s pack was, but she was a great tracker and it didn’t take her long to find the trail his scouts left behind.  She had taken the equipment that her and Regina used to train in a bag strapped across her shoulder.  Her hair was held back in one big braid down the center.  She wore her black pants that had a few rips on the thighs and a long-sleeve green plaid button-up shirt.  Her black boots were strapped up to her shins.  She had found a new dagger to hide in her boot and adjusted it s

“Then it’s settled, we can reach Black Water Pack by sunset if we leave now,” Nicolas said to Regina.  There was whistling coming from the gates as the horses came trodding in.  Regina and Nicolas ran to catch them.  Regina spotted Derek’s note addressed to Alice.  She opened it. My dearest love,We are going to fight Black Water Pack, but there is a chance I will not return to you and I just need you to know I love you and I am doing this for your future and the future of our child.Your love,DerekShe looked to Nicolas.  “You need to leave now,” she commanded.  He nodded in agre

Just as they were about to head up the stairs, there was enormous boulder that crashed threw the hall way.  Pieces of wood went flying in all directions and part of the floor collapsed.  The group piled into the cramped staircase and headed up to the attic.  Another boulder came crashing in, taking out another part of the floor.  They hurried out the small window onto the roof.  They were severely outnumbered as arrows shot at them in every directions.  They stayed shielded by the window momentarily, unsure of their next move, when another boulder came crashing through the first floor.  The roof collapsed and sent them stumbling down.