*
As it turned out, we did not even have to spend an entire week before the news came out concerning the state of the pack. Surprisingly, Morgana was the one who actually told me about it.
“A decision was reached after extensive meetings of the Alphas,” she explained at breakfast while I ate my pancakes slowly. “Something had to be done, otherwise the Serpents would simply descend into chaos. Usually when an Alpha dies without an heir, then his beta will take over as the new Alpha. But in this case, both the Alpha and his Beta have surprisingly gone missing.”
I said nothing, choosing to listen carefully to everything she said. I needed to know exactly what was going on, because that was the only way I could ensure that I didn’t end up with any more surprises.
“Well, there was a lot o
