The conference room was full when I walked through the threshold. A neighboring pack, The Blood Moon Pack, mingled with my own. I was thankful they were willing to fight, but I felt the realization of just how difficult it would be when I saw the numbers. I took my place at the head of the table, noting Blaire hadn't made it inside with me yet. I turned back to get her when she walked inside. Blaire looked scared to death, so unlike her usual carefree personality. She took a seat beside me, her eyes cast downward into her lap. I hated seeing her that way. It wasn't the girl that walked into my office a few weeks before. "Thank you all for coming," I said, standing up to gain everyone's attention. The room fell into a hushed silence. "Thank you to Alpha Peter who has sent some of his bes

