Six weeks later and another attack occurred. It was madness. But at the end of the day, no one from their pack died. The downside? He witnessed the death of another silver wolf. He felt his heart dropping to the ground as he tried to do something about it. He saw blood on its body but he couldn’t tell how bad it was. He hoped the wolf could be treated as he rushed for Lucas to come. But as he held the wolf, it let out a howl before slowly disintegrating into silver dust. He was shocked and was at a loss. How could it be? Were the wounds that serious? He couldn’t move for a moment and was in a state of disbelief.The other wolves began howling and his heart ached in despair. Is he going to lose them one by one? Are they all going to disappear just like Luna? Those dark thoughts made him afraid. Afraid that she would no longer return.Tyler couldn’t imagine what his brother was feeling in that moment, but it must be terrible. He sat there with Alex as m

Luna took a deep breath and slowly released it. “How are we mates when we’re not mated?”Hearing her reply, Alex couldn’t help but chuckle. That’s it? That’s why she’s saying they’re not mates? He was once again relieved.“Where are you going? If you’re tired, we should head to the pack house.” He noticed that she seemed to have a direction. He frowned, seeing ahead the cottages reserved for guests.“I’m going to rest. You should go back.” Pursing her lips, she was tempted to tell him to get some rest, too. But that would show she cared, so she held herself back.“You’re going to rest here?” He was at a loss. He was looking forward to holding her in his arms tonight.“Yes. As I should.”“What do you mean? As you should?”“I’m technically a guest, am I not?” She wouldn’t even look at him

“If you don’t want to interact with them, I’ll have someone bring your meals here.”She still protested, “No. Don’t do that. You’ll just draw attention to me. I don’t want to bother anyone. I’m fine out here with my wolves.”“Fine. If you don’t want me to bother someone else, I’ll do it myself. I’ll bring you meals . . .”Still, she shook her head, “No. I also don’t want to bother you. We’ll manage on our own.”It was then that he finally understood. She’s distancing herself from the rest of them. She considered herself as an outsider. Not a part of the pack. She’s relying on herself, not on him. The realization made him feel suffocated. He wouldn’t have imagined that this was the extent of the damage he had done.“Luna, I don’t mind if you bother me. You can bother me anytime. I’ll get you anything y

“Told us what?” Sab was the first to prompt him.There was a moment of silence before their father spoke, “Is this related to what Jared said before?”Tyler helplessly looked at Luna and shook his head. He’s not ready yet.“Jared already informed you?” Luna addressed this to the alpha.“He did. He said he’ll name his pack as Shadow Pack.”Luna took a moment to consider, “That might be a fitting name.”“Why and how is he getting his own pack?” Alex tried not to sound apprehensive. Jared would be a loss to Snow Mountain if he got his own pack.Luna stared at him for a while and when he thought she might not answer, she did.“One of the original twelve packs is now gone. Silver Crescent. Shadow Pack would be its replacement.” She actually explained and they were all astonished.“But Silver Crescent has been gone for years.

She did her routines in front of him and he approved them.“That’s great. You were just conscious of him earlier, weren’t you?” He’d seen through her clearly.She slightly glared at him, making him laugh.As for Alex, he was aware of his actions. As he walked towards his office, he noticed how differently he’s acting around her now compared to before. He wouldn’t have cared if she got hurt, he would say it’s part of training. Everyone got hurt often while practicing.He would have also made up any excuse to leave the training grounds early so he could focus on his other tasks. He thought it was enough to spend the bare minimum amount of time with her. In simple terms, he was just doing what was expected of him. He wasn’t averse to it, but he wasn’t exactly enthusiastic regarding their relationship. He didn’t dislike her. In fact, he liked her, but not . . . he's just not emotionally connected to her.That was then. His perspective did change. She’s someone very important to him now. I