Amber left Joseph's room worried. She did not think they could handle a war or attack. Keeping the pack would be problematic if someone was trying to take it. They had lived on old glory for so long that stripping them of the badge they carried would be a disgrace. Amber did not know what to do but knew she would need Levi's help. That was why she married him anyway. Her boys were too young to lead the pack, and she knew if people realised Whitewood's Alpha was dead and his heirs were too young to lead, they would attack and take advantage of the situation. That was why she married her husband's beta, an Alpha, to keep the hungry wolves away long enough until Ethan was ready. Although Ethan only spent a year as Alpha, people felt his might, and their glory was restored. As she walked back to her room, tears stung her eyes. She cursed the universe for allowing such a cruel fate to befall Ethan. No one would have dared this had he not been crippled. She did not underestimate Joseph.

Ethan, Meadow and Keith entered the cabin in silence. Elaine was waiting nervously in the living room. She stood up immediately to assess the situation. Seeing that the three of them were alright helped her relax a bit. She went to hold Keith immediately, and he held her in return."Thank goddess, you are all alright," she said, and he rubbed her back gently. Ethan held on to Meadow's hands, still speechless by what he had seen Nightshade do."Luna took care of business before I got there," Keith confessed, and Elaine pulled away from him and looked at Meadow."Thank goddess you are trained. We have never experienced such a thing before. The woods are completely safe," Elaine said, and no one said anything.Ethan wondered why anyone would want to attack him in the woods while he was on vacation with his wife."You mean there hasn't been an attack out here before?" Ethan asked Keith, finally speaking, and Keith nodded. "Not that I know of, Alpha," Keith said, smiling at Meadow."Remin

Three days passed after the attack, and still, Joseph, Adam and Brian were yet to make heads way. It was as if it had never happened. They wondered why they could not trace where the wolves came from and were not ready to confront Malcolm about the attack. It was a dead end.Joseph had avoided Ashley since that night, and it made her nervous. He could not shake off the feeling that Ashley was up to no good. He wondered why she would want to be luna badly. Being Alpha and Luna was tedious. He would prefer a quiet life where he could spend time with his wife and children. A life where he could travel and do as he liked, instead of being saddled with pack matters like he was now. Joseph could not understand why Ashley would want to be luna badly. He sat in his office looking at his documents on Cynthia when Levi strolled in without an invite.Joseph found it a bit offensive but respected his mother enough not to say anything. He put Cynthia's file down and looked at his stepfather, who

The following day, Camila left the cabin to head to town in the morning. She wanted to order a CT scan and blood work on Alpha Ethan. The plan was to get into town and book an appointment for Alpha Ethan so he would just come to town on the day of his appointment, have himself checked and return to the cabin. Camila was conscious that there might be an issue with the Alpha. Because if silver was in his spine, then the doctors that attended to him during and after the accident had deliberately left some piece lodged in to poison his system. She wondered what would be their gain unless someone had asked them to do so. If that was the case, then his accident wasn't a coincidence. The second scenario was worse because if there wasn't silver in his spine, someone or some people were finding ways to feed him the substance at home. Which meant his foes were closer than he thought. Either way, it showed that the Alpha had foes. She became worried, afraid that she had gotten herself mixed up

Ashely got home feeling jumpy. She was very worried about her conversation with Cynthia. She knew the woman might have bad intentions. Although Cynthia told her she wanted to return to Ethan, she knew there was more to it. Cynthia did not seem to want to be saddled with a cripple. Ashely did not want to overthink it. She knew if something went wrong, Cynthia would rope her into it. She needed to secure herself quickly. She headed to Amber's room and knocked on the door when she got there. To her surprise, it was Levi that answered it. The man opened the door and stood before Ashley with his hands folded. He was taking a protective stance. "What do you want, Ashley?" he asked, sounding bored. "I want to see Luna Amber," she requested gently, and he glanced at his wife sitting on the couch. "It's Ashley," he said to Amber, and Amber told him to let her in. Ashely walked into the bedroom feeling weird. The room was dimly lit, and she saw Amber sitting on the couch. Ashely did