"Colton, my boy. You must meet with your father and grandparents in the office." Elizabeth popped her head into the room after knocking once. "No, Mom. I am not leaving her. Not again." His face was etched with gloom and desperation at abandoning her. "Sweetheart, the council is demanding answers, and until they get them, they're giving us a lot of push-back regarding the confinement of your brothers' pack and the Mountain Run pack." "Confinement?" Colton was confused, but that wasn't entirely a surprise. He hadn't left Rebecca's side since they arrived. The Royal healers had to work on them in this room. Elizabeth took a step towards her son and Rebecca. She found herself smiling down at the sleeping young woman. "Once we debriefed your grandparents on what we had witnessed, meas

