...Calyssa POV...My name is Calyssa Raine Maddox, and I am to be the next Alpha of the Crimson Tide pack—one of the four original packs. My family has always held the Alpha role, as my ancestors were among the first alphas. Due to our long history, Crimson Tide has become one of America's largest packs. Though, such an achievement doesn't come without trials. While we may be one of the largest packs, we are not the strongest.Crimson Tide has been at war with the Nightshade Pack for the past five years. The Nightshade pack is a relatively new pack. However, they continually manage to create alliances with other packs in the area, which is why this war has gone on for so long. Each time we think we've finally managed to put the war to an end, Nightshade manages to fight back using the resources of another pack. I was sixteen when the war first broke out. My father had me home-schooled for my protection. But once I graduated and the war continued to rage on, we knew being home-school

...Two Weeks Ago...Time was crunching. The pack had been on the market for over two months now, and we had yet to hear of a bid. I was growing anxious. I knew this was a last-ditch effort. But as Zavian explained, we had no other options available to us. Even if we combined our pack with another, it would barely make a chip in our financial issues. The problem came down to our pack size, which is why most packs chose to keep their packs smaller. Having a large pack opened itself to more and much greater issues. Right now, it proved just how dire our situation was. Even if all the packs around us chipped in to help, we still wouldn't have enough money to survive. Our only hope was that someone would have enough money to buy our pack. Someone running through the halls caught my attention as I turned my gaze from my window to figure out the cause of the commotion coming from the hallway. My office door slammed open as both my betas rushed into my office, looking out of breath."What's