In the pack, it was a day unlike any other. There was no careless laughter of infectious joy being carried away by the wind. No wonderful smells of meat being barbecued over an open grill somewhere in the pack compound. There were no avid readers returning from the library while arguing over the latest historical right or wrong in one of the books. Not even the children had gone to school or daycare. Nobody was allowed to leave the compound or enter unless permission had come down from the queen’s office.
There was only tension, unease and worry in the pack. For this reason, almost everyone chose to stay indoors. It was safer that way, they figured.
One did not have to look hard to notice that all the guards were decked up in their tactical gear. There were whispers that some of them ha
