Twenty.

Alpha Zach’s POV

I could not believe what I was seeing, five teenagers in a row, no older than my brother, all with a horrified look on their face, the worse thing is they had no chance of protecting themselves because they had not shifted yet.

My people were waiting for me to say something but I could not form any words verbally, we had not been a target ever, everyone had been afraid of us, afraid of me.

“Have their parents been informed?”

“Yes” one of the children’s mothers steps forwards from the crowd

How on earth was I supposed to help her through this, a mother should not have to lose their child ever.

She makes eye contact with me, the pain evident in her eyes as she keeps her face relaxed

“I’m sorry, this is my fault” Charlie’s hand slips into mine

The mother shifts her eyes from me to Charlie, “You are our Queen yes?”

“I… I can