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Bella's POVThe following morning the animals were extremely quiet.After the attack at the eastern gate, Xander had doubled the patrols, but thankfully, there had been no further trouble during the night. By the time it got light in the morning the warriors had consolidated the territory and everyone was back to what they were used to doing.I woke up in the morning and found Xander already awake sitting by the window with his arms folded across his chest."You didn't sleep," I murmured.He turned toward me."I slept."I gave him a look."For how long?"He smiled slightly."Enough."I climbed out of bed and walked toward him."You need rest too, you know.""I know."He caught my hand and kissed my knuckles.That is why I wondered if we could get away from the pack today.I raised my brow."Where?""The woods."I stared at him."Again?"He laughed."Because we are not running away this time.He pulled me closer.I want you to train in a quiet place and I want you to bring the kids wit

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Xander's POVI thought the first attack had been the end of it.I was wrong.In the evening, the warning blew for the fourth time, and the pack just started to mend the breakage at the west entrance.Once.Twice.Then a third time.A noise could be heard by the pack.All the warriors paused their action.It was at an interval when I was standing by the training grounds, when Ethan came running toward me with his face turned pale."Alpha!"I turned sharply."What happened?"He was breathing hard."They're back."My stomach tightened."How many?"He gazed toward the hills to the west."Too many to count."My wolf rose instantly.I stepped onto the stone ledge above the entrance to the pack.I could not believe what I saw; my blood ran cold.The forest had dynamics to itself.Not with animals.With people.A crowd of hundreds of rogues was emerging from between the trees, their eyes twinkling under the waning sunlight. They surrounded several groups of bigger sized fighters and occupied

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