Mariam's POV We walked out to the garden, and Artemis started to grow restless again, asking about Anthony, why Apollo wasn't coming too, what was happening, why I had avoided going upstairs when I already knew our mate was in the house, and so on. She became increasingly annoyed and insistent. As I tried to calm Artemis with excuses, I noticed that Lady Hilda was observing me with a certain curiosity in her deep and probing eyes. Did she know what was going on? Could she also feel my wolf? The Ladies, within the packs, were wise women who possessed, by natural gift, a stronger connection to the Earth, to the Goddess, and to the wolves, so their advice, spiritual guidance, and healing powers were always regarded as interventions from our Lunar Mother. It was possible that, through thos

