Lacey I heard chaos break out in the crowd at his words. Some quickly decided it was a good idea and welcomed Frank’s pack. Others clearly disagreed. “How could she even think of saying yes? They attacked us, and she saved their people. Now she wants to just let them be part of the pack like they weren’t a threat to begin with.” I watched Frank flinch as he heard the same comment I did, a reminder of how desperate he was to save his people. Of what war can make you do to protect the people you love. I couldn’t focus on everything going on around me, though, when my eyes landed on Carly, her little face beaming with excitement as she bounced between the other children in the pack and their mothers. Memories of what they looked like when they first came here flashed in my mind. Skinny,

