“Lucien Meadows,” I said, motioning toward the man standing behind me, “is a close friend of my son and his mother. He's come here to help us, and until this crisis is over, he'll be serving as the pack enforcer. He and his friends, Elias and Voss”—I pointed toward the two men, and they both lifted a hand to acknowledge the crowd—“will be helping me bring my son home. I'm standing here today to apologize for keeping all of you in the dark, to promise that I'll do everything in my power to protect and preserve this pack, and to ask for volunteers who are willing to help rescue my son and stop Varek. Honestly... that's all I have to say.”I swallowed hard, my mouth feeling dry as I waited for the backlash I was sure was coming.The entire room stared at me with shocked, horrified expressions.The only sound breaking the silence was Maria's quiet sobbing, and I fought to keep the weight of guilt from crushing me.One of the pack elders, Jacob, slowly raised his hand."Yes, Jacob?" I said
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