Chapter 26: ImpasseI couldn't think of anything which could fix this impasse. The lunacy of the pack's ruling grated, but I was at a loss as to what to do about it. After everything Conal had done for them, the way he'd kept them together through the war with the Drâghici – to know they would excise him from the pack, cast him away because of his love for me – it was unbelievable.
Matt and Ben tossed around ideas for hours, each tested for its merits and found to be lacking. There seemed to be no way of stopping the pack from deciding based on archaic laws they'd followed since their pack was first formed. I stared down at Patrick's tiny form, wondering how we would cope without Conal. The idea was incomprehensible.
Misaki and Rowena sat at my sides, their arms wrapped around my back as
