CHAPTER 61~3RD PERSON'S POV~Gregory sat quietly in an office provided to him by Alpha Richard. The office was dark as it had no windows; the only ventilation available in the room was air conducted through steel pipes channeled through the mansion to rooms without windows.The only light that could be seen was from a lamp that stood on Gregory's desk. It shined a bright yellow light on a piece of paper Gregory's eyes were fixed upon; he held a quill pen, and a small bottle of ink sat by his left-hand side.He dipped the quill into the bottle of ink and let out a sigh. “My lord,” he wrote.“Our battle against the Blackburn wolves was a great one with many difficulties, but in the end we came out victorious. The Blackburn wolves are not to be taken lightly, as these wolves were once rogues. The violent nature of the rogue and their unrestraint in matters of killing still course through their veins. I can already see that preventing them from taking the other packs will be a difficult

CHAPTER 63~GABRIELLA'S POV~The snow storm got really intense the further we went into the north. We were cold and hungry, and we had to rest a few times on the way. Valerie said our journey would only be two days long, but it already felt like weeks in the snow, and we hadn't even gotten to the Marigold Pack territory yet.“How much longer before we reach?” Marie yelled, her voice waning out in the loud storm. Valerie walked forward and stopped. “We should be there any minute now,” she said.“You said that like 30 minutes ago!” I yelled, sounding a little frustrated.Valerie turned to me and yelled, "I'm trying my best, okay? I didn't expect the storm to be this big. It usually isn't stormy here this time of the year."“Oh yeah? Now we're going to die out here in the cold, and no one's ever going to find us,” I yelled back.“You know you could just go back! We don't even need you in this; you'll only hold us back,” Valerie said angrily. I was about to speak when Marie placed her han

CHAPTER 65~GABRIELLA'S POV~“Guys. Marie, Valerie, anyone?" I yelled as I walked through the forest with a worried expression on my face. Every single place was silent, and only the rustling of leaves under my feet could be heard. There was no wind, and the forest wasn't too cold, as the snow inside was a lot less than on the outside.I tried as much as possible not to touch any other trees as I walked through.“At least I know the other girls are going to find me soon. They can't move on without me; if they do, the trees will start moving again,” I said to myself, trying not to get too worried about going insane and dying of starvation.I continued to walk deeper and deeper into the forest quietly, hoping I wouldn't come across something life-threatening. In all my panic, I slipped on a rock before me and hit my head on one of the trees.As I fell to the ground, I groaned in pain. “Ugghhh, who put a rock there?” I asked as I massaged my head. I opened my eyes again and realized that

CHAPTER 67~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Get away from us, witch!" A kid yelled as he threw a tomato at Marie.“She has the eyes of a demon! She'll kill us all." Another yelled, throwing a rock at her. They were at the center of a large market, and Marie sat on the ground, staring at the sand as she received insults and beatings from the people around her.“Go back to where you came from! We never want to see you here again,” another man yelled. Marie just sat quietly with an emotionless expression on her face. She could hear the people's screams and could feel the hatred toward her, but she paid no attention to it.“Mr. William's… Hunt, it's gone,” she thought to herself, staring at the sand. Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks. She clenched her fist tightly and gritted her teeth as she closed her eyes. Someone had stolen the game she brought to sell at the market, and because of the commotion going on around her, she had no way of finding it.“Leave Willow Crest now!!” Another man yelled angr

CHAPTER 69~GABRIELLA'S POV~“Marie, are you okay?” I asked as I stared at her petrified body with worry on my face. The wall of flames had grown taller, and it was now harder to see her.“I'm really not liking this one bit, and it's getting really hot in here; I feel like I'm being cooked,” I said.“It's okay; I'm sure Marie will be fine. We're almost completely out of time, but I think we can figure something out,” Valerie replied, sounding a little unsure of her words.We stared at the flames a bit longer, and they suddenly vanished. The entire room became cool again, and both I and Valerie fell to the ground, breathing heavily.“Does this mean the test is over?” I asked.“Yes, yes, it does,” Valerie replied.We both turned to Marie; the test was over, but she was still standing in the circle in front of the stone wolfhead. I got up from the ground and walked to her.“Marie,” I said as I placed my hand on her shoulder. She remained silent for a moment, then turned around and wrappe