Keira's POV
Back home, I received updates from the Pack squad within hours of sending them to investigate. What they uncovered made my blood run cold.
The man who attacked me had once been part of a smaller Pack and years ago when my father was still Alpha, that Pack had requested cooperation and resources during a difficult winter.
My father had refused, not out of cruelty but because their Alpha had been known for mismanaging funds and exploiting his own people, and my father had not wanted to enable that behavior.
The Pack had collapsed shortly after, unable to sustain itself without external support. The man's mate had died during that collapse, exhausting herself trying to save people who were already beyond saving.
He had blamed my father for everything and was convi
