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KaelaI sat with Shawn and Flynn. Hera stood beside the couch opposite us, looking like she could dissolve if she sat down. “I don’t like the way things are going.” She said. “I was thinking we’d be able to return to town by now. Who knows what the people are up to now?”“Relax, Hera,” I told her. “Sit down and take a breather.”“I think she’s right,” Shawn affirmed. “You should sit down and think clearly.”“I can’t sit,” she shot back. “And I think clearly when I’m standing.”Flynn crossed his arms beside me. “Hera, I think you’re taking this a little too seriously for your own good.”“It is for my own good!” She snapped. “If nobody stops, what’s going to happen next? My mother could really die for nothing. We were all wrong about the Alpha… about his family.”Hera’s statement made me go still. Not the impending doom of her people, but the fact that she finally realized and agreed that her people were the ones in the wrong. “I’m sure my dad is working on something,” I said. “I’m s

TeresaThe chant outside the house was so loud it made the house tremble. Some people echoed their support with all their energy, while others echoed their anger vehemently. Some others looked like all they just wanted were answers.I stood near the large entrance doors with Keller, Bennett, Lynch, and Kaela, breathing slowly while servants and guards hurried about noisily. This was the moment. Now was the time.Kaela leaned closer to me. “They are louder today.”“Yes,” I noted. “Or it’s just more people.”“Right,” she echoed. “Do you think they’ll listen?”My eyes went towards the doors, glimpsing the crowd outside. “I think they’ll either choose to do what is right or not. I can’t make that choice for them.”“That’s scary,” she admitted.“It is,” I echoed after her.Beside us, Bennett cracked his knuckles loudly. “If they riot again this time, I’ll be throwing punches.”“Keller,” I turned to Keller. “You might want to control your brother.”Keller laughed dryly. “Bennett is the o

TeresaI was happy that the crowd was becoming reasonable, but my heart pounded painfully as I stepped towards the podium, the event of the last time flashing in my mind.I hope the crowd remain approachable and reasonable as they have been since Bennett began his speech. Keller gave me look as I brushed past him, and I decoded it immediately. He was asking a silent question. I bobbed my head slightly, then turned to the crowd.A good number of the people in the crowd were exhausted, except for few angry folks. And I could relate. All of this was a lot, but we knew we had to do it for the people to understand our stand and know where we were coming from.“When I volunteered to go to the Nulan pack,” I started quietly. “I thought I was going there to save my people.”The silence that took over the courtyard was too quiet.“I thought being brave meant enduring everything that was thrown at me,” I continued. “ I thought sacrificing myself would somehow bring me redemption. Make me str

Teresa A guard rushed into the living room where I was seated with Kaela, Keller, Lynch, and Bennett and a few elders. His appearance was so abrupt that I jumped slightly out of my seat. And the moment I turned to question him, his face was drained of blood, his expression was that of fear, as his chest heaved as though he had run a marathon. “Alpha,” he gasped, his eyes darting between all of us. “There is a crowd of angry mobs that are storming towards the pack house. The other guards are doing their best to stop them, but it is proving futile.”A heavy silence settled in the room, with the occasional heavy breath of the guard. My stomach tightened and I frowned at the situation.I rose to my feet slowly, while I felt Keller’s body turn rigid beside me. “How far are they to this place?” Bennet asked sharply. “A few minutes away, Sir Bennet,” the guard replied. “It is as if they are being controlled from behind. They all look ferocious and their faces carry a look of defiance.”

Teresa When we got to where the mob was, they were already at the inner grounds with things destroyed behind them. The crowd gathered together, all holding heavy woods and axes and destroying things on their path. My heart ached at the sight of the faces and stances filled with anger and resentment and in front of them was Alora. My lips paused and eyes narrowed into a thin line but I quickly adjusted my mood. Alora didn’t look surprised to see me, instead, she looked like she had expected I’d show up instead of the Alpha. Behind her, hundreds of eyes locked onto me. It felt as if they were just waiting for the order to destroy me. I couldn’t even blame them. They looked wounded….My heart clenched in pain but I forced myself to remain calm, trying to remember what I could say to ease their anger. Any misuse of words could trigger them and the violence I was trying so hard to avoid would take place. “I came here to speak to you all,” I said loudly and the noisy crowd became si