Dante As I slowly open my eyes, the first thing I notice is the warm sunlight streaming through the windows of my room. I stretch my arms and legs, savoring the feeling the stretch after not getting any kind of quality sleep. But as I've been fully wake up, the reality of my situation hits me like a ton of bricks. I am alone in my room, in my parents' house, far away from the battlefield where my pack mate, family and friends will be fighting for our pack. I am torn by conflicting emotions, torn between my duty to my family and my duty to my mate. My parents, had made it clear to me and my sister, Lysa, that we were to stay behind and take care of the pack while they went off to battle. They are proud of our special

