Ariana
I had never known this place.
Never known my family.
And now all that remained was ash.
Tears burned in my eyes.
"They took everything," I whispered.
Mira looked at me.
"Yes."
Then her expression changed.
"But not everything."
She stepped forward.
"Come with me."
I followed her through the broken remains of the pack.
We passed what looked like an old training ground.
Then the remains of what must have been the Alpha house.
Everything was ruined.
Finally, we reached a quiet place behind the wreckage.
There, hidden beneath overgrown vines and fallen stone, were two graves.
It was simple, old, and neglected.
My steps slowed, Mira stopped in front of them.
Her voice came softly.
"This is where our parents were buried."The
