SIX YEARS AGO It was slightly drizzling with rain as the coffins of Lena’s parents were lowered down into the ground. Every member of the Ashwood Pack that hadn’t been killed or wasn’t too injured had come to say their last farewells to their former Alpha and Luna. Lena could hear sobbing from the crowd and beside her Lucas had trouble breathing from crying. When both coffins had been placed in their respective holes, people started to throw flowers and other artefacts down on top of them. Anders, who had been standing next to Lena, stepped forward. “I have promised to speak on behalf of the family given that Archer’s and Isabelle’s children still are very young. This is, of course, a great honor. In this world we sometimes experience conflicts that result in a shift of leadership.

