What pervasiveness lies in the heart of a beast that is dead of kindness. ____ Arabella's heart almost stopped. She stared at the crowd of people and looked around. There was no sign of Alastair anywhere. "What is happening here?" Vincent asked, his eyes scanning the people standing there. "It is your father, Alpha." Vincent looked tensed as he walked forward. 'Get ready, Kia, we might need to run,' Arabella said to her wolf. Kia growled angrily. 'I am ready, but... I trust Alastair.' 'What could he do? We almost killed this asshole, without even thinking about it, and then left Alastair all alone. What could he have done?' Arabella watched everything happening around her, her heart in her throat. The people standing around parted and Vincent growled. Emmett Briar sat in the

