**LUCA** It had taken weeks for Dad's contact to come through and for us to finally reach out to Blood Moon. When Dad told us about his theory that Scissera's father might do something rash, I gave the order to double the guards around our borders with strict instructions not to leave pack territory. If Corin was going to come start a fight, I'd make him do it on our land. That way, the council would have no choice but to support us. The day Sylva finally came to us, the entire pack was in a state of panic. The border guards had reported movement in the forests surrounding our land. What ever was going on there was making them very nervous. I had Rory and the other Shadow warriors divided, some watching the pack house and the rest patrolling and guarding the medical suite with myself, my

