Returning home, I found another email waiting for me. This time, it wasn't anonymous. The sender was my cousin, Zain Brown, stationed at the border. I clicked it open: A large force of Shadow Pack werewolves was gathering near the border, poised to strike at any moment. 'Aliya and Sean had barely returned from their recent victory, and now the Shadow Pack was already stirring again.' I shot to my feet, realizing just how precarious things had become. Thoughts raced through my mind. There was no time to dwell on Aliya's actions now. The pressing tension at the border demanded immediate action. "I need to inform Evan right away. The border situation is far worse than we anticipated." Early the next morning, I rushed to the center of the Moonshadow Tribe. My heart was pounding when I pu

